The Pleasures of Virtue: Political Thought in the Novels of Jane AustenThrough a careful analysis of Jane Austen's novels that is sure to be controversial, Ruderman offers a unique interpretation of her subject's political philosophy. Her study challenges prevailing Austen scholarship, particularly contemporary feminist readings of Austen which impose historicist conventions upon her works. Locating and examining Austen's thought within a broad political and philosophical context, she concludes that Austen's conservative endorsement of marriage was motivated by her concern with happiness rather than with tradition. |
Contents
Education in Virtue | 23 |
Prudence Sensibility and Justice | 59 |
Proper Pride and Religious Virtue | 99 |
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The Pleasures of Virtue: Political Thought in the Novels of Jane Austen Anne Crippen Ruderman,S. Robert Lichter No preview available - 1995 |
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