Jane Austen : lessons in "ladyhood" for both ladies and gentlemen of nineteenth-century England and beyond : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English at Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorLagorio, Loretta Anne
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-22T22:21:53Z
dc.date.available2011-08-22T22:21:53Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractAusten took up the literary challenge and wrote within the tight parameters set by the prevailing male society. She was able to portray her heroines as ideals of “ladyhood”, she rejected skewed masculine values unfavourable to women prevalent during her time. Her heroines discover feminine self-awareness, they have travelled the path of fundamental growth and maturation. Admired in her own century as having “nothing doctrinaire” in her work and ‘no trace of a woman’s mission’ (Parrish, p.370) in the hindsight of one hundred and fifty years; it is important to recognise both her teaching intent and her concern with female development, indeed, it is impossible not to recognise her “pondered intent” in relation to social and political issues generally that was eclipsed by earlier hegemonies.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/2619
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectJane Austenen_US
dc.subjectCriticism and interpretationen_US
dc.subjectLoveen_US
dc.subjectMarriageen_US
dc.subjectPolitical and social viewsen_US
dc.titleJane Austen : lessons in "ladyhood" for both ladies and gentlemen of nineteenth-century England and beyond : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English at Massey University, Auckland, New Zealanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorLagorio, Loretta Anne
thesis.degree.disciplineEnglish
thesis.degree.grantorMassey University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)
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