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Writing style of Jane Austen
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CHARACTERS
GENRE OF WRITING
- Although Austen used neoclassicism as her primary writing style, but she had a romantic touch when it came to her characters.
- Austen's way of writing dialogs ranges from sharp and witty to poetic and emotional.
- Her characters' words and actions build up slowly to paint a vivid picture of each person.
- She focuses heavily on the conversation and allows the conversation itself to display the development of the main characters.
- This is why people love to read and re-read her books.
Comedy:
yay-the-prince-found-his-princess-they-lived-happily-ever-after.
Coming of age:
"Love only comes when you reach a certain age"
Ex. Lydia and Mr. Wickham vs. Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy
Literary fiction:
Austen is the first one to stop writing about unimaginable things happening in the world, and instead write about regular people in a realistic fashion.
SCENERY
- Austen never focused on scenery or stage setting in her novels.
- She laid out the basics and allowed the resulting dialogue to explain the details in a natural manner.
- This technique was rare during Austen's time.
- The lack of details displays the basic neoclassic style.
STYLISTIC DEVICES
Elements of symbolism and imagery
"Specialities" of Jane Austen's Writing Style
- Pemberly as a symbol for Darcy's character:
"a stream of some natural importance was swelled into greater, but without any artificial appearance"
- Imagery in surroundings/environment:
"It was a large, handsome, stone building, standing well on rising ground, and backed by a ridge of high woody hills"
"The park was very large, and contained a great variety of ground. They entered it in one of its lowest points, and drove for some time through the beautiful wood stretching over a wide extent."
JANE AUSTEN'S WRITING STYLE
- Writing style
- Genre
- Scenery
- Characterization
SOURCES CITED
- Mixture of neoclassicism and romanticism
- Neoclassicism encourages reason and restrains writing
- Romanticism encourages passion and imagination in writing
- Mixing both - Austen's strongest talents
- Abundant sarcasm.
- For example, "In as short a time as Mr. Collins's long speeches would allow, everything was settled between them to the satisfaction of both..."
1. "Research." Jane Austen's Well-Known Style Owed Much to Her Editor, Scholar Argues. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2013.
2. Brownstein, Rachel M. "Jane Austen's Tough Love." The Daily Beast. Newsweek/Daily Beast, 23 June 2011. Web. 05 Feb. 2013.
3. "Austen Thesaurus." Austen Thesaurus. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2013.
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