Essays about: "Austen"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 66 essays containing the word Austen.

1. 21. The Coming of Age of a Woman : Proto-feminism and Female Bildung in Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Therese Landh; [2018]
   Keywords : Bildungsroman; Enlightenment feminism; Jane Austen; Mary Wollstonecraft; Proto-feminism;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the influence of the proto-feminist ideas of the Enlightenment on Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, specifically their presence in the coming-of-age journey of the novel’s heroine Catherine Morland. In this thesis, the proto-feminist ideas of the Enlightenment discussed are based on the ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft as presented in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. READ MORE

3. 22. The Importance of Gender Structures for Characters in Pride and Prejudice

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Matilda Nygren; [2018]
   Keywords : history; gender performance; norm; Jane Austen; Pride and Prejudice;

   Abstract : Abstract My research questions are: why are there differences in how the four characters (Mr Collins, Charlotte, Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Mary) react to and adapt themselves to the social definitions of male and female roles? What were the social ideas about gender roles in the 18th century and how are these connected to the expressions and actions of my characters? How are the differences significant to the plot and the story of the four characters mentioned above; in other words, what are the consequences of the differences in their social life? As method in writing this essay I have used the primary source Pride and Prejudice, Judith Butler’s theory of gender performativity and secondary sources such as different kinds of books and articles. These sources helped me to understand what it was like to live in the 18th century. READ MORE

4. 23. Petticoats or Miniskirts: A Comparative Analysis of Feminine Narration in Pride and Prejudice and Bridget Jones's Diary 

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Ida Jonsson; [2018]
   Keywords : feminine narration; Austen; Fielding; Chick Lit; authority; feminism; feminist narratology;

   Abstract : Abstract Both Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) and Bridget Jones’s Diary (Helen Fielding) have been thoroughly examined by literary critics. When discussed from a feminist perspective, critics are ambiguous as some claim that the novels work against feminist values rather than the reverse. READ MORE

5. 24. CREATING THE VICTORIAN MAN An Analysis of the New Masculine Ideals in Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Malin Landin; [2017-06-08]
   Keywords : Jane Austen; Masculinity; Gender; Sense and Sensibility;

   Abstract : During the long eighteenth century there was an ongoing shift in masculine ideals which ultimately created the stereotypical Victorian man. This essay will examine Jane Austen’s novel Sense and Sensibility to find out if this shift is visible in her writing. READ MORE

6. 25. Mindreading matters : A study of Jane Eyre and Emma, in search of empathic response in the narrative, through theory of mind, for the purpose of scaffolding

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Stina Holm; [2017]
   Keywords : Canonised literature; classic literature; EFL; empathy; scaffolding; upper secondary school; theory of mind;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to use a cognitive approach to analyse two novels that are considered to be part of the British literary canon: Jane Eyre (1847) by Charlotte Brontë and Emma (1816) by Jane Austen. The study aims to utilise close reading and thematic analysis of human emotion. READ MORE