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Jane Austen1
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Biography Born on December, 16th 1775 in Steventon
(Hampshire)
Father George Austen was a clergyman
Mother Cassandra Leigh Austen
Six brothers and one sister
Jane had a close relationship to her sister
Cassandra and her father.
At boarding school Jane was taught in
foreign language, music and dancing.
She started writing when she was about
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Janes brothers studiedat could access to abetter education thanherself and her sister.
Jane Austen nevermarried but severalyoung men courtedher.
She died on July, 18,1817 probably ofAddison's disease
Biography
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Writing style
Techniques to evoke satire:
1. Abbreviating drastically
2. Exaggeration of heroic
language and mixing it with
vulgar colloquialisms andfinishing the heroic incidents
with bathos
Example of Pride and Prejudice:
"When Lydia went away shepromised to write very often and
very minutely to her mother and
Kitty; but her letters were always
long expected, and always very
short."4
Humorous and
romantic
Mix of neoclassicism
and romanticism Neoclassicism: reason
and restraint
Romanticism:
imagination and
emotions
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Works
Juvenilia
Love and Friendship A History of England
Novels
Sense and Sensibility (1811) Pride and Prejudice (1813) Mansfield Park (1814) Emma (1815 )
Northanger Abbey (1817) Persuasion (1818)
Letters
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Pride and Prejudice
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SettingsIt takes place in England in the early 1800s
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Characters
Elizabeth Bennet The second daughter of the Bennets A spontaneous, warm and witty young
lady.
Mr Darcy An aristocrat, owner of the
Pemberley estate. Unpopular for his arrogance,
but envied for his good looks
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Mrs Bennet Elizabeths mother A small-minded and imprudent
woman.
Mr Bennet Elizabeths father A a warm, intelligent, sarcastic and
somewhat eccentric man.
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Jane Bennet Elizabeths older sister A beautiful , sweet and
innocent young lady.
Mr Bingley The owner of NetherfieldPark and Mr Darcysfriend.
A kind, charming andfriendly man.
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Plot
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Analysis
The role of marriage
The role of women Social status 12
Pride and prejudice
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() Again his astonishment was obvious; and he looked at her with an expressionof mingled incredulity and mortification. She went on:
From the very beginningfrom the first moment, I may almost sayof my
acquaintance with you, your manners, impressing me with the fullest belief of yourarrogance, your conceit, and your selfish disdain of the feelings of others, were suchas to form the groundwork of disapprobation on which succeeding events havebuilt so immovable a dislike; and I had not known you a month before I felt that youwere the last man in the world whom I could ever be prevailed on to marry.
You have said quite enough, madam. I perfectly comprehend your feelings, andhave now only to be ashamed of what my own have been. Forgive me for havingtaken up so much of your time, and accept my best wishes for your health andhappiness.And with these words he hastily left the room, and Elizabeth heard him the nextmoment open the front door and quit the house.
The tumult of her mind, was now painfully great. She knew not how to supportherself, and from actual weakness sat down and cried for half-an-hour. Herastonishment, as she reflected on what had passed, was increased by every reviewof it ()
(Taken from Chapter 34)
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Writing as a woman at
that time It was quite difficult being a female writer.
Men and women had to accept different roles in
society. Women could not access to the same educational
level as men.
Female literature was often repressed and not
published.
Women writers published their works often with a
different name and were expected to write using a
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Questions1. Where and in which year was Jane Austen born?
2. In what consisted her education?
3. To which literary movements do her works belong to?
4. Name three novels written by Jane Austen.
5. What are the settings of Pride and Prejudice?
6. Who are the most important characters in Pride andPrejudice?
7. What are the most important themes in Pride and
Prejudice?
8. What are the characteristics of the conditions of afemale writer in the regency era?
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References
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BBC (2010, 22 de octubre)Jane Austen's style might not be hers,
academic claims. Extrado el 29 de marzo de 2013 desde
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11610489
Brandeis University. (n.d.)Jane Austen. Extrado el 28 de marzo de
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background-on-two-of-her-novels/
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References
Encyclopdia Britannica (n.d.) Bathos. Extrado el 30 de marzo de
2013 desde
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Gleason, J. (2008) Jane Austen and Feminism. Extrado el 1 de abril
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Glencoe Literature Library Study Guide for Pride and Prejudice.
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References
Jane Austen's House Museum (n.d). The Manners and Customs of life
in Jane Austen's time. Extrado el 29 de marzo de 2013 desde
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Jane Austen Shows her Feminist Side in Emma (n.d). Extrado el 1 de
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Austen-Shows-her-Feminist-Side-in-Emma
Jasna: Jane Austen Society of North America. .(n.d) Extrado el 29 de
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Lohr, S. (2013) Dickens, Austen and Twain, Through a Digital Lens.Extrado el 29 de marzo de 2013 desde
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References
Schurman, A. (n.d).JaneAustens Writing Style. Extrado el 29 de
marzo de 2013 desdehttp://www.life123.com/arts-culture/british-
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The Loiterer (2001, 1 de setiembre) Women Writers and Other
Influences in Jane Austen's Time. Extraido el 28 de marzo de 2013
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The Republic of Pemberly.(n.d) Extrado el 28 de marzo de 2013
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