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 3
... never placed in the foreground of the novel ; we hear about them , but they either have happened in the past or are confined to characters whose role is largely or exclusively offstage . For her principal characters , the people through ...
... never placed in the foreground of the novel ; we hear about them , but they either have happened in the past or are confined to characters whose role is largely or exclusively offstage . For her principal characters , the people through ...
Sivu 4
... never made any show or fuss about her work . As she sat at her little mahogany desk , visitors , including even her young nephews and nieces , had no idea at all that she was writing novels ; they merely thought that she was engaged in ...
... never made any show or fuss about her work . As she sat at her little mahogany desk , visitors , including even her young nephews and nieces , had no idea at all that she was writing novels ; they merely thought that she was engaged in ...
Sivu 12
... never again left Chawton for a single night ' . ) 29 Neighbourliness carried obligations . When somebody new came into the neighbourhood they had to be paid a formal visit to initiate the acquaintance . If it was a single man like Mr ...
... never again left Chawton for a single night ' . ) 29 Neighbourliness carried obligations . When somebody new came into the neighbourhood they had to be paid a formal visit to initiate the acquaintance . If it was a single man like Mr ...
Sivu 13
... never lived within the limits of our Neighbourhood , therefore our not visiting is no reason for your not accepting his invitation'.32 Even unscrupulous people were scrupulous about these procedures : when in Sense and Sensibility Mrs ...
... never lived within the limits of our Neighbourhood , therefore our not visiting is no reason for your not accepting his invitation'.32 Even unscrupulous people were scrupulous about these procedures : when in Sense and Sensibility Mrs ...
Sivu 17
... never long remembered . But there is something requisite beyond all this , towards the writing a polite and agreeable letter , and that is an air of good - breeding and humanity , which ought constantly to appear in every expression ...
... never long remembered . But there is something requisite beyond all this , towards the writing a polite and agreeable letter , and that is an air of good - breeding and humanity , which ought constantly to appear in every expression ...
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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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