Jane Austen

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 twelve years old.
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Biography
Janes brothers studied at could access to a better education than herself and her sister. Jane Austen never married but several young men courted her. She died on July, 18, 1817 probably of Addison's disease

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Writing style
Humorous and romantic Mix of neoclassicism and romanticism
Techniques to evoke satire:
1. 2. Abbreviating drastically Exaggeration of heroic language and mixing it with vulgar colloquialisms and finishing the heroic incidents with bathos

Neoclassicism: reason and restraint

Romanticism: imagination and emotions

Example of Pride and Prejudice: "When Lydia went away she promised to write very often and very minutely to her mother and Kitty; but her letters were always long expected, and always very short."
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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

Settings
It takes place in England in the early 1800s

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

Mr Bennet

Elizabeths father A a warm, intelligent, sarcastic and somewhat eccentric man.

Mrs Bennet

Elizabeths mother A small-minded and imprudent woman.

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Jane Bennet
Elizabeths older sister A beautiful , sweet and innocent young lady.

Mr Bingley
The owner of Netherfield Park and Mr Darcys friend. A kind, charming and friendly man.
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Plot

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Analysis

Pride and prejudice

The role of marriage

The role of women

Social status

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() Again his astonishment was obvious; and he looked at her with an expression of 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 your arrogance, your conceit, and your selfish disdain of the feelings of others, were such as to form the groundwork of disapprobation on which succeeding events have built so immovable a dislike; and I had not known you a month before I felt that you were 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, and have now only to be ashamed of what my own have been. Forgive me for having taken up so much of your time, and accept my best wishes for your health and happiness. And with these words he hastily left the room, and Elizabeth heard him the next moment open the front door and quit the house. The tumult of her mind, was now painfully great. She knew not how to support herself, and from actual weakness sat down and cried for half-an-hour. Her astonishment, as she reflected on what had passed, was increased by every review of 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 female style.

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Questions
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Where and in which year was Jane Austen born? In what consisted her education? To which literary movements do her works belong to? Name three novels written by Jane Austen. What are the settings of Pride and Prejudice? Who are the most important characters in Pride and Prejudice? 7. What are the most important themes in Pride and Prejudice? 8. What are the characteristics of the conditions of a female writer in the regency era?
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References
Alex, D. (2012). Jane Austen Biography: Even our beloved storytellers have lives that tell their own stories. Extrado el 29 de marzo de 2013 desde http://www.janeausten.org/jane-austen-biography.asp Austen.com. (n.d) Extrado el 27 de marzo de 2013 desde http://www.austen.com/onaust.htm 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 2013 desde http://people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/austenbio.html

Boyle, L. (2012) The influence of Jane Austens social background on two of her novels. Extrado el 28 de marzo de 2013 desde http://www.janeausten.co.uk/the-influence-of-jane-austens-socialbackground-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 http://womenshistory.about.com/od/austenjane/p/jane_austen.htm Jane Austen. (n.d). Extrado el 29 de marzo de 2013 desde http://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 http://www.jane-austens-housemuseum.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/JaneAusten-Shows-her-Feminist-Side-in-Emma Jasna: Jane Austen Society of North America. .(n.d) Extrado el 29 de marzo de 2013 desde http://www.jasna.org/info/pictures.html Lohr, S. (2013) Dickens, Austen and Twain, Through a Digital Lens. Extrado el 29 de marzo de 2013 desde http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/27/technology/literary-historyseen-through-big-datas-lens.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

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References
Schurman, A. (n.d). Jane Austens Writing Style. Extrado el 29 de marzo de 2013 desde http://www.life123.com/arts-culture/britishauthors/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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