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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

and wealth. 8


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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 ()

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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

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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

Alex, D. (2012).Jane Austen Biography: Even our beloved storytellers

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Austen.com. (n.d) Extrado el 27 de marzo de 2013 desde

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BBC (2010, 22 de octubre)Jane Austen's style might not be hers,

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11610489

Brandeis University. (n.d.)Jane Austen. Extrado el 28 de marzo de

2013 desde http://people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/austenbio.html Boyle, L. (2012) The influence of Jane Austens social background on

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http://www.janeausten.co.uk/the-influence-of-jane-austens-social-

background-on-two-of-her-novels/

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References

Encyclopdia Britannica (n.d.) Bathos. Extrado el 30 de marzo de

2013 desde

http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/55955/bathos

Gleason, J. (2008) Jane Austen and Feminism. Extrado el 1 de abril

desde http://suite101.com/article/jane-austen-and-feminism-a59320

Glencoe Literature Library Study Guide for Pride and Prejudice.

(1999). New York: Glencoe McGraw-Hill.

Jane Austen. (n.d) Extrado el 28 de marzo de 2013 desde

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Jane Austen. (n.d). Extrado el 29 de marzo de 2013 desdehttp://departments.kings.edu/womens_history/jausten.html

Jane Austen Biography. (n.d). Extrado el 29 de marzo de 2013 desde

http://www.biography.com/people/jane-austen-9192819

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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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museum.org.uk/educ_schools/pdfs/Manners_and_Customs.pdf

Jane Austen Shows her Feminist Side in Emma (n.d). Extrado el 1 de

abril de 2013 desde http://donnah75.hubpages.com/hub/Jane-

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-

authors/jane-austen/jane-austens-writing-style.shtml

The Loiterer (2001, 1 de setiembre) Women Writers and Other

Influences in Jane Austen's Time. Extraido el 28 de marzo de 2013

desde http://www.theloiterer.org/ashton/mary2.html

The Republic of Pemberly.(n.d) Extrado el 28 de marzo de 2013

desde http://www.pemberley.com/index.html

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