Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice as a Dialogue with the Country House Ideal
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice as a Dialogue with the Country House Ideal

Author(s): Urszula Terentowicz-Fotyga
Subject(s): Cultural history, Studies of Literature, 19th Century, Philology, British Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Austen; country house; Pride and Prejudice; manorial
Summary/Abstract: This study of the culture of the early 19th century scrutinises Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. It argues that the novel attempts to contrast the country house ideal with the social and economic reality of the time when it was written.

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