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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Tulokset 1 - 5 kokonaismäärästä 38
Sivu xvi
... woman , was an admirable helpmate to her husband in every way . She looked after her own children and the resident pupils with kindly good humour and common sense and , in addition to running the household , was an enthusiastic reader ...
... woman , was an admirable helpmate to her husband in every way . She looked after her own children and the resident pupils with kindly good humour and common sense and , in addition to running the household , was an enthusiastic reader ...
Sivu 2
... woman without wealth or position , except such as was gained by her having been Emma's companion ; and it is an interesting aspect of the novel's treatment of social mobility that Frank does just the same . Highbury is a society in ...
... woman without wealth or position , except such as was gained by her having been Emma's companion ; and it is an interesting aspect of the novel's treatment of social mobility that Frank does just the same . Highbury is a society in ...
Sivu 4
... woman the ordering of the household was also time - consuming if it was to be done properly : Mansfield Park offers instances of its not being done at all , through indolence in Lady Bertram's case or , in Mrs Price's , lack of skill ...
... woman the ordering of the household was also time - consuming if it was to be done properly : Mansfield Park offers instances of its not being done at all , through indolence in Lady Bertram's case or , in Mrs Price's , lack of skill ...
Sivu 12
... woman was better off ; she might have the assistance of fine clothes , and the privilege of bashfulness , but the man had only his good sense to depend on ; and when she considered how peculiarly unlucky poor Mr. Elton was in being in ...
... woman was better off ; she might have the assistance of fine clothes , and the privilege of bashfulness , but the man had only his good sense to depend on ; and when she considered how peculiarly unlucky poor Mr. Elton was in being in ...
Sivu 13
David Selwyn. room at once with the woman he had just married , the woman he had wanted to marry , and the woman whom he had been expected to marry , she must allow him to have the right to look as little wise , and to be as much ...
David Selwyn. room at once with the woman he had just married , the woman he had wanted to marry , and the woman whom he had been expected to marry , she must allow him to have the right to look as little wise , and to be as much ...
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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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