[PDF] Jane Austen And Altruism eBook

Author : Magdalen Ki
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 21,56 MB
Release : 2020-02-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1000650618

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Jane Austen and Altruism identifies a compelling theme, namely, the view that Jane Austen propounds a rigorous, boundary-sensitive model of altruism that counters the human propensity to selfishness and promotes the culture of cooperation. In her days, altruism was commonly known as "benevolence", "charity," or "philanthropy", and these concepts overlap with Auguste Comte’s later definition of altruism as "otherism". This volume argues that Austen’s thinking co-opts the evolutionary idea that altruism is seldom truly pure, egoism cannot be eradicated, and boundless group altruism is not sustainable. However, given that she comes from a naval and clergy family, she witnesses the power of wartime patriotism, the Evangelical revival, the Regency culture of politeness, and the sentimental novels. In her novels, she locates human relationships along an altruism continuum that ranges from enlightened selfishness to pathological altruism. Unconditional love is hard to find, but empathy, kin altruism, reciprocal exchange, and group altruism are key to the formation of self-identity, family, community and the nation state.

Author : Jane Austen
Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 14,2 MB
Release : 2023-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1642970492

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The ultimate companion for the Jane Austen fan filled with her penetrating insights and humor on life, love, and death. "A valuable resource for any Austen lover to use for quick reference or to read through." --Library Journal Jane Austen is one of the most popular female writers in history, best known for her stories of love, loss, and hope, which are cleverly intertwined with her witty insights into the traits and expectations of English Georgian society. Here, in this stunning little book, you will be able to read hundreds of individual quotes from her famous works--from Pride and Prejudice and Emma to Persuasion and Sense and Sensibility--each prompting an emotional response, thoughtful musing, or even a little snigger at the wise and shrewd perceptions that Austen had of the world around her. Utterly charming and very profound, fans of Jane Austen can revel in these much-loved quotes, while a new audience will be introduced to the joys that her books have provided since their publication many years ago. With each chapter focusing on a different theme--from Love & Longing to Female Strength--this gorgeous gift book is the perfect compilation of Austen's funny, moving, and thought-provoking words. Content of themes: Love & Longing Friendship Society Female Strength Life & Death Faith Art & Literature "The wit of Jane Austen has for a partner the perfection of her taste." --Virginia Woolf

Author : David Selwyn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 28,61 MB
Release : 1998-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0826446671

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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.

Author : Devoney Looser
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 43,1 MB
Release : 2017-06-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1421422824

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"Returning author Devoney Looser has written a study of Jane Austen's legacy in high and popular culture, looking at stage and film adaptations of her work, how Austen has been taught in classrooms, Austen's depiction in visual culture, and Austen's role in the women's suffragist movement. Looser draws on popular print and unpublished archival sources, amassing evidence from high, middlebrow, and popular culture, in order to craft a more capacious history of posthumous reception. The book is a detailed and revealing account of what Looser calls the "public dimension" of Jane Austen, who is a "manufactured creation." Looser has dug deep and come up with brand-new material on Austen, something that is very hard to do. This is the kind of material that Janeites and Austen scholars live for"--

Author : Jane Austen
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 12,15 MB
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0736976752

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Timeless Wisdom from the 19th Century Jane Austen's novels have delighted readers for generations with their keen observations on the human condition and contain a wealth of practical insights and humorous quips on relationships, faith, family, love, character, and virtue. Celebrate Jane's wit and wisdom with this charming collection of quotes from the mouths of some of her most beloved characters and from her own letters. Inside this exquisitely designed book, you'll also enjoy rare photos from the British Library, selected Scripture verses, and personal prayers from the author herself, making this a must read for you or a welcomed gift for the Jane Austen enthusiast in your life. Join fellow Austenite and author of The Prayers of Jane Austen, Terry Glaspey, in revisiting Jane's most memorable and thought-provoking lines.

Author : Katie Halsey
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 38,88 MB
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1783080817

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‘Jane Austen and her Readers, 1786–1945’ is a study of the history of reading Jane Austen’s novels. It discusses Austen’s own ideas about books and readers, the uses she makes of her reading, and the aspects of her style that are related to the ways in which she has been read. The volume considers the role of editions and criticism in directing readers’ responses, and presents and analyses a variety of source material related to the ordinary readers who read Austen’s works between 1786 and 1945.

Author : Paula Byrne
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 30,57 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780415286510

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This sourcebook introduces not only Jane Austen's text, but also the literary and historical contexts and the many different critical readings that it has generated, from the time of its publication to the twenty-first century.

Author : Brett Cooke
Publisher : Academic Studies PRess
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,37 MB
Release : 2020-11-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1644694107

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What were the consequences of Tolstoy’s unusual reliance on members of his family as source material for War and Peace? Did affection for close relatives influence depictions of these real prototypes in his fictional characters? Tolstoy used these models to consider his origins, to ponder alternative family histories, and to critique himself. Comparison of the novel and its fascinating drafts with the writer’s family history reveals increasing preferential treatment of those with greater relatedness to him: kin altruism, i.e., nepotism. This pattern helps explain many of Tolstoy’s choices amongst plot variants he considered, as well as some of the curious devices he utilizes to get readers to share his biases, such as coincidences, notions of “fate,” and aversion to incest.

Author : Oscar W. Firkins
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 11,63 MB
Release : 1920
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :

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A biography worth reading. The author has looked at Miss Austen more through his own eyes, and less through the eyes of her many illustrious eulogists, than any other writer we know of. Even when he is in harmony with the opinions of Miss Austen's posterity one feels his first-handedness. Not one of his more heretical opinions exists for the sake of saying something new. This critical study of Jane Austen falls into three parts: the novelist; the realist; the woman. Part 1 is a searching and unsparing analysis of the six novels, with particular reterence to plot. Part 2 is a more brief and general treatment of the characters. Part 3, the biographical section, is a study of Miss Austen's personality as revealed in her letters and reflected in the novels.