Essays about: "Austen"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 66 essays containing the word Austen.

1. 31. Emma and Clueless in the ESL Classroom: A comparative study from a Marxist perspective

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Utbildningsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Norah Jonsson; [2016]
   Keywords : ESL; Marxist criticism; Jane Austen; Emma; Clueless; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This essay provides an understanding of why a teacher of English in Sweden can use the novel Emma (1994) and the film Clueless (1995), in comparison, to describe and use Marxist literary theory in the classroom. As there are various ways of teaching the English language to adolescents, using literature and film provides a chance for teachers to teach new terminology connected to critical theory, and to show how learners can contrast and compare the world with critical eyes. READ MORE

3. 32. Humor in Pride and Prejudice : The Role of Humor in Austen’s Novel of Development

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

   Author : Franziska Elisabeth Franke; [2016]
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4. 33. What Every Man Delights In?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Unn Segrén; [2016]
   Keywords : Emma; Jane Austen; Fordyce; Gregory; Rousseau; 18th-century conduct-manuals; Regency ideal; Ideal woman; Feminism; Feminist; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Jane Austen’s novel Emma (1815) is set in the quiet English countryside and focuses on the young woman Emma Woodhouse, the daughter of an elderly country gentleman. For 200 years this book has been widely read, and its protagonist has evoked strong feelings. Most readers either love, or hate her, but she is rarely met with indifference. READ MORE

5. 34. Characterization in Social Satire : A comparative analysis of the heroines Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austenʼs Pride and Prejudice, and Becky Sharp in William Makepeace Thackerayʼs Vanity Fair

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Elin Berggren; [2016]
   Keywords : Austen; Thackeray; Elizabeth Bennet; Becky Sharp; Characterization; Social Satire; Gender; Austen; Thackeray; Elizabeth Bennet; Becky Sharp; Karaktärisering; Samhällssatir; Genus;

   Abstract : This essay presents a comparative analysis of the characterizations of the female protagonists Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austen̕ s Pride and Prejudice (1813), and Becky Sharp in William Makepeace Thackeray̕ s Vanity Fair (1847-1848). The analysis is conducted from a gender perspective, and with the use of feminist criticism. READ MORE

6. 35. Elizabeth Bennet's Intelligence : A Reading of Class and Gender Conventions And Transgressions in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Joffrey Levi Abrahamsson; [2015]
   Keywords : Jane Austen; Pride and Prejudice; Elizabeth Bennet; Intelligence; Gender and Class Conventions; Transgressions; Jane Austen; Stolthet och Fördom; Elizabeth Bennet; Intelligens; Genus; Status; Överträdelser;

   Abstract : In Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, gender roles and gender expectations relate to class differences in a system of social convention which operates to delimit all of the characters - men and women, rich people and less privileged people - to a greater or lesser extent, in a way which reflects actual class and gender structures in England around 1800. The most important strain of social commentary on gender and class in the novel is constituted by the characterisation of Elizabeth Bennet. READ MORE