The Language of Jane Austen

A Study of Some Aspects of her Vocabulary

  • Authors
  • Myra Stokes
Book

Part of the The Language of Literature book series

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-vi
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  2. The Social Context: Time, Place and Manner
    Myra Stokes
    Pages 1-27
  3. Character: The Conceptual Context
    Myra Stokes
    Pages 28-45
  4. Spirits
    Myra Stokes
    Pages 46-79
  5. Manners
    Myra Stokes
    Pages 80-116
  6. The Head
    Myra Stokes
    Pages 117-152
  7. The Heart
    Myra Stokes
    Pages 153-184
  8. Back Matter
    Pages 185-198
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About this book

Introduction

This study examines in detail the vocabulary associated with each of the four main components of 'character' in Jane Austen's work: head, heart, spirits, manners. By comparing Jane Austen's use of these words with their use in other literature of the period, Myra Stokes enhances our understanding not only of Jane Austen's prose, but also of the nineteenth-century society in which she lived.

Keywords

bibliography concept Jane Austen time

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