JaneAusten

(1775-1817)Outline

1.HerLife2.LoveExperience3.MajorWorks4.FamousSentencesHerLifeJane

Austen(1775-1817)

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AnEnglishwriter,whofirst

gavethenovelitsmodern

character,throughthe

treatmentofeverydaylife.

◆JaneAusten

wasborninSteventon,Hampshire,whereherfatherwasarector.Shewastheseconddaughterandseventhchildinafamilyofeight.Thefirst25yearsofherlife，AustenspentinHampshire.Shewastutoredathome.Herparentswereavidreadersandshereceivedabroadereducationthanmanywomenofhertime.Onherfather‘sretirement,thefamilymovedtoBath..

Austen

focusedonmiddle-classprovinciallifewithhumorandunderstanding.Shedepictedthelifeofminorlandedgentry,countryclergymenandtheirfamilies,inwhichmarriagemainlydeterminedwomen'ssocialstatus.

◆Mostimportantforherwerethoselittlematters,asEmmasays,"onwhichthedailyhappinessofprivatelifedepends."

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AlthoughAustenrestrictedtofamilymatters,andshepassedthehistoricaleventsoftheNapoleonicwars,herwitandobservantnarrativetouchhasbeeninexhaustibledelighttoreaders.

◆Ofhersixgreatnovels,fourwerepublishedanonymouslyduringherlifetime.◆AtherdeathonJuly18,1817inWinchester,AustenwaswritingtheunfinishedSanditon.AustenwasburiedinWinchesterCathedral.

Austen’sHomeShewasburiedinWinchesterCathedralLoveExperience

In1796,JanemetThomasLangloisLefroy.JaneAustenandtheIrishlawyerwhoissmartfellinlovewitheachotheratthefirstsight,however,JaneAustenwasexpectedtomarryaguywithagoodfortune,whileThomaswasayoungmanborninapoorfamilywhoseparentswantedtheirsontomarryarichwomananddemandedhimtocomebacktoIreland.

Eversincethen,theynevermeteachother.Later,Thomasmarriedarichwomaninanoblefamilyattheirfamily'swishandbecamethejudgeoftheSupremecourtofIreland.Sufferedfromherfirstlove,Austenchosetobesingleforalllifeandputallherenergyinwriting.Thomas’sfirstdaughterwasnamedJaneChristmasLefroy.Scholarsdebatethederivationofthisname.AndmostofthembelievethenamereferredtoJaneAusten.Thatiswhatisimpliedinthe2023filmBecomingJane.ViewOnLove

InJaneAusten’sview,socialstatuswasnotasessentialasmoney,butwasmoreimportantinthehappinessofeverybodylife.Itaffectedthepossibilityofamarriage.However,inthelastfewyearsofherlife,herviewonsocialstatuschanged.Itwasnotasimportanttoherasbefore.Somemarriagesinhernovelswerenotequalinsocialstatusthen.Fromherpointofview,happymarriage=love+wealth+equalsocialstatus.Loveisthebasis;enoughwealthandequalsocialstatusarenecessary.MajorWorksSenseandSensibility《理智與情感》MansfieldPark《曼斯菲爾德莊園》Emma《愛瑪》PrideandPrejudice《高傲與偏見》NorthhangerAbbey《諾桑覺寺》Persuasion《勸導(dǎo)》

PrideandPrejudice

(1823年)

◆JaneAustenbeganhersecondnovel,PrideandPrejudice,beforeshewastwenty-one.ItwasoriginallytitledFirstImpressionbecausetheappearancesofthecharacterscreatedtheplotofthenovel.

◆However,becausethenovelisalsoconcernedwiththeeffectsofthecharacter'sfirstimpressions,thatistheirprejudice,JanefoundthetitlePrideandPrejudicemoreappropriate.InGeorgianEngland,Mrs.Bennetraisesherfivedaughters-Jane,Elizabeth,Mary,KittyandLydiawiththepurposeofgettingmarriedwitharichhusbandthatcansupportthefamily.Theyarenotfromtheupperclass,andtheirhouseinHartfordshirewillbeinheritedbyadistantcousinifMr.Bennetdies.

WhenthewealthybachelorMr.BingleyandhisbestfriendMr.Darcyarriveintowntospendthesummerinamansionnearbytheirproperty,theshyandbeautifulJanefallsinloveforMr.Bingley,andLizziefindsMr.Darcyasnobbishandproudman,andsheswearstoloathehimforever.Thisisthebeginningoftheirwonderfullovestory.

Emma

(1823年)Emma,byJaneAusten,isacomicnovelabouttheperilsofmisconstruedromance.ThenovelwasfirstpublishedinDecember1815.Asinherothernovels,AustenexplorestheconcernsanddifficultiesofgenteelwomenlivinginGeorgian-RegencyEngland;shealsocreatesalively'comedyofmanners'amonghercharacters.EmmaWoodhouse,aged20atthestartofthenovel,isayoung,beautiful,witty,andprivilegedwomaninRegencyEngland.ShelivesonthefictionalestateofHartfieldinSurreyinthevillageofHighburywithherelderlywidowedfather,ahypochondriacwhoisexcessivelyconcernedforthehealthandsafetyofhislovedones.Emma'sfriendandonlycriticisthegentlemanlyGeorgeKnightley,herneighborfromtheadjacentestateofDonwell,andthebrotherofhereldersisterIsabella'shusband.Asthenovelopens,EmmahasjustattendedtheweddingofMissTaylor,herbestfriendandformergoverness.HavingintroducedMissTaylortoherfuturehusband,Mr.Weston,Emmatakescreditfortheirmarriage,anddecidesthatsheratherlikesmatchmaking.

BecomingJane

（2023）

Theyearis1795andyoungJaneAustenisafeisty20-year-oldandemergingwriterwhoalreadyseesaworldbeyondclassandcommerce,beyondprideandprejudice,anddreamsofdoingwhatwasthennearlyunthinkable-marryingforlove.Naturally,herparentsaresearchingforawealthy,well-appointedhusbandtoassuretheirdaughter'sfuturesocialstanding.◆TheyareeyeingMr.Wisley,nephewtotheveryformidable,nottomentionveryrich,localaristocratLadyGresham,asaprospectivematch.

◆ButwhenJanemeetstheroguishanddecidedlynon-aristocraticThoma