jane austen
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JANE AUSTENUNCHANGED THROUGHOUT
TIME
By
Sarah Abrecht
ENG 1102 XTIJ
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P R I N C E S S O F WA L E ’ S A D U L T E R Y S C A N D A L S A N D N A P O L E O N ’ S D E F E AT AT WAT E R L O O ; O F
B A L L R O O M S , B AT T L E F I E L D S A N D B Y R O N I C H E R O E S . ”
J.Ross
“Jane Austen’s novels are about intelligent women who take themselves seriously, but not
solemnly. Each of the Austen heroines possesses an implicit moral system and an impulse
toward improvement that seems to require o exposition or justification, no wrestling with
ethical dilemmas, no laborious arrivals at the gates of perception. A steadiness of nerve
prevails. The perfection of behavior, the refinement of sensibility- these were the natural
conditions Jane Austen urged upon her men and women and upon us, her readers.”
C.Shields
“ those who do appreciate her novels will think no
praise too high for them, while those who do not, will
marvel at the infatuation of her admirers; for no one
cares moderately for Jane Austen’s works.”
• C.Harman
Jane Austen is one of the most celebrated
classical authors in the world. Her six
novels have been repeatedly reproduced into
every language imaginable.
Her novels transcend time, it does not
matter that the novels are set in the Regency
Era; the tales of courtship and social and
familial expectations have vastly remained
unchanged throughout the centuries.
JANE AUSTEN
Jane Austen’s insight into that world is
what kept her readers of the novels so
engrossed, she encountered her world with
humor and cunning remarks.
Jane Austen’s writings are
important insights in the
interaction between men and
women while within the
restrictions of societies rules.
Sense & Sensibility (1811)
Pride & Prejudice (1813)
Emma (1815)
Persuasion (1818)
Northanger Abby (1817)
Mansfield Park (1814)
Austen’s most famous novels are
Sense and Sensibility and Pride
and Prejudice.
JANE’S WORKS
Both novels focus on the lives of strong young
heroines, their struggles and thoughts of their
future circumstance in life.
These two novels have been so popular
throughout time that there have been many
writers and readers that have wanted to know
more about the characters after Jane Austen’s
stories have ended.
Many people have wanted it so much that they go
as far as to write their own version of what they
believe happened after Jane Austen’s story ended.
JANE’S NOVELS
WRITINGS
Jane Austen’s writings have influenced so many people, and many
people can find parts of themselves in the characters in her novels.
The influence that she carries is so great that there have been other
books created to extoll the effect of her novels on the readers.
Numerous biographers have written about Jane Austen’s life and her
own experiences that are revealed in her writings.
Some of the biographies themselves have become as popular as Jane
Austen’s writings herself.
WRITINGS CONTINUED
Jane Austen’s readers are able to invoke in them
power feelings through her characters trial and
tribulations.
The only
picture known of Jane Austen
Born: December 16,
1775
Died: July 18, 1817
One of Seven children
Never married
Cause of death
tuberculosis
An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a
disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are
over, and she feels that she may exert all her powers of
pleasing without suspicion. All is safe with a lady
engaged; no harm can be done.
Jane Austen