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Author Emsley, Sarah Baxter, 1973-

Title Jane Austen's philosophy of the virtues [electronic resource] / by Sarah Emsley.

Imprint New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2005.

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Description xi, 202 p.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents References to Jane Austen's works -- Introduction : how should I live my life? -- Ch. 1. The virtues according to Aristotle, Aquinas, and Austen -- Ch. 2. Propriety's claims on prudence in Lady Susan and Northanger Abbey -- Ch. 3. Sense and sensibility : "know your own happiness" -- Ch. 4. Pride and prejudice and the beauty of justice -- Ch. 5. Fanny price and the contemplative life -- Ch. 6. Learning the art of charity in Emma -- Ch. 7. Balancing the virtues in persuasion -- Conclusion : after Austen.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Ethics.
Women and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century.
Didactic fiction, English -- History and criticism.
Moral conditions in literature.
Virtues in literature.
Ethics in literature.
Virtue in literature.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 140397828X
1403969663

 
    
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