Jane Austen and LeisureBloomsbury Publishing, 1.7.1998 - 376 sivua Jane Austen's novels portray a leisured society of gentlemen and ladies who do not need to work. Even the minority of clergymen, soldiers and sailors - men with professions - are almost never seen working. Jane Austen herself, despite responsibility for some domestic tasks, wrote as a woman of leisure. Yet leisure, the distinguishing mark of a gentleman, was not meant to be an excuse for idleness. The proper use of leisure to fulfil duties, to read and to think, and above all to pursue social relations in a world where family and marriage for the propertied was of central importance, was a vital test of character. |
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Sivu xxi
... look at these in detail . Plays - both ones that Jane Austen saw in the theatre and ones performed at Steventon rectory - have a chapter to themselves ; and inevitably consid- erable space is given to the theatricals in Mansfield Park ...
... look at these in detail . Plays - both ones that Jane Austen saw in the theatre and ones performed at Steventon rectory - have a chapter to themselves ; and inevitably consid- erable space is given to the theatricals in Mansfield Park ...
Sivu 7
... look for material in Wilding & Kent's on the corner of Grafton Street . In fact her letter gives a very good picture of how a typical morning in London was spent : Thursday morning 1⁄2 past 7. — Up & dressed downstairs in order to ...
... look for material in Wilding & Kent's on the corner of Grafton Street . In fact her letter gives a very good picture of how a typical morning in London was spent : Thursday morning 1⁄2 past 7. — Up & dressed downstairs in order to ...
Sivu 13
... look as little wise , and to be as much affectedly , and as little really easy as could be . 31 The etiquette of visiting was subtle and rather complicated . There was an expectation that people would maintain regular connections with ...
... look as little wise , and to be as much affectedly , and as little really easy as could be . 31 The etiquette of visiting was subtle and rather complicated . There was an expectation that people would maintain regular connections with ...
Sivu 14
... look which did not quite confirm his words , said he had been mistaken , for that Miss Tilney was walked out . Catherine , with a blush of mortification , left the house . She felt almost persuaded that Miss Tilney was at home , and too ...
... look which did not quite confirm his words , said he had been mistaken , for that Miss Tilney was walked out . Catherine , with a blush of mortification , left the house . She felt almost persuaded that Miss Tilney was at home , and too ...
Sivu 15
... look after her at assemblies or evening parties , but if it was a question of making long visits , for example to London or Bath , when the whole family was not going , it would probably not be feasible for her to leave the household ...
... look after her at assemblies or evening parties , but if it was a question of making long visits , for example to London or Bath , when the whole family was not going , it would probably not be feasible for her to leave the household ...
Sisältö
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2 Pleasure Resorts | 23 |
3 Needlework and Art | 65 |
4 Outdoor Pursuits | 89 |
5 Music | 115 |
6 Dancing | 145 |
7 Books | 175 |
8 Theatricals | 235 |
9 Toys and Games | 261 |
10 Verses Riddles and Puzzles | 277 |
Notes | 303 |
Bibliography | 331 |
Index | 339 |
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