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 xii
... natural rights but on the rule of law ; and if the general well - being of society was to be maintained , the proper object for a man's talents and energies must be the conducting of its affairs . The balance in Ferguson's analysis ...
... natural rights but on the rule of law ; and if the general well - being of society was to be maintained , the proper object for a man's talents and energies must be the conducting of its affairs . The balance in Ferguson's analysis ...
Sivu xiv
... nature of daily life , at least for the relatively well - to - do . As the supply of every kind of goods grew to meet the purchasing power of consumers , large numbers of people were able to enjoy a degree of comfort and luxury that ...
... nature of daily life , at least for the relatively well - to - do . As the supply of every kind of goods grew to meet the purchasing power of consumers , large numbers of people were able to enjoy a degree of comfort and luxury that ...
Sivu xvii
... natural to a loving child towards a kind elder sister . Something of this feeling always remained ; and even in the maturity of her powers , and in the enjoyment of increasing success , she would still speak of Cassandra as of one wiser ...
... natural to a loving child towards a kind elder sister . Something of this feeling always remained ; and even in the maturity of her powers , and in the enjoyment of increasing success , she would still speak of Cassandra as of one wiser ...
Sivu xx
... nature . Mansfield Park shows people indulging in many of the opportunities for leisure by early nineteenth ... natural scenery she enjoyed , not the sophisticated places of amusement that developers were busily ( and greedily ) turning ...
... nature . Mansfield Park shows people indulging in many of the opportunities for leisure by early nineteenth ... natural scenery she enjoyed , not the sophisticated places of amusement that developers were busily ( and greedily ) turning ...
Sivu 8
... natural will be to have the table spread in the dining - room . The nature and simplicity of gentlemen and ladies , with their servants and furniture , I think is best observed by meals within doors . When you are tired of eating ...
... natural will be to have the table spread in the dining - room . The nature and simplicity of gentlemen and ladies , with their servants and furniture , I think is best observed by meals within doors . When you are tired of eating ...
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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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