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Jane Austen
Elisa Bartoccetti
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Life
Jane Austen was born on
December 16, 1775, in Steventon, Hampshire, England.
Second of seven children, her novels are considered literary classics, bridging the gap between romance and realism.
Her parents encouraged
their children to read and put on plays or charades, and Jane always showed an deep interest.
Sense and sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
The first important novel to be written was “Elinor and Marianne”, then become “Sense and Sensibility”,
which is the story of these two sisters and their
complicated loves.
The main theme is obviously love, but Jane Austen gives to her characters opposite personalities.
Indeed, we can see the
contrapposition between the use of sense in Elinor,
and the sensibility, distinctive of Marianne.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
The other foundamental Jane’s novel is
“First Impression”, then become “Pride and Prejudice”, which talks about a family with 5 daughters, in particular of the eldest, Elizabeth and Jane, and of their intricated loves.
The main theme is how could the conflict between the individual’s desires and the individual’s responsibility in society can be resolved.
Precisely, in both poems, we see how love is so often obstacolated by money, in particular marriages that sometimes are nullified.
Themes
Jane Austen managed to portray the society of the 18th Century,
also thanks to the novelists of that age, from whom she learnt a lot.
Another important theme is nature, so imagination, emotion and introspection.
Human Nature
Human Nature
This is an important theme in these novels. Indeed,
the characters'personalities are complicated and strong.
There are a lot of
emotions and we see how human nature can be compromised by money.
Natural landscapes
Landscapes
Natural landscapes are very present in Jane Austen’s novels.
Nature's the place where most of the episodes happen: for example, the meeting of Marianne with Willoughby, her unforunate love.
Differences between the 2 societies
Differences
1700-1800
During the Age of Enlightment,
the typical location was the industrial town, and authors quite never minded
of emotions. There wasn’t
individualism, everyone was the same, the
exact opposite of now.
The only important thing was the
society, the use of reason and
the decorum, whereas sometimes
during the Romantic age
love and
emotions were more important.
Age of Enlightment
French Revolution society
We can see the typical society of the 18th Centuring during all the development of the stories: love is obstacolated by social classes and characters such as Marianne suffer.
When there was the Age of Enlightment people were all the same, and poets considered just the similies between them.
Nature was just a scientific phoenomenom, and the industrial society was exalted.
Sentiments were repressed in spite of reason.
The character that most represent this way of life is Elinor.
Romantic Age
Romantic Age
We see the typical idea of this age in the final of the novels.
Indeed, both couples marry despite all the sufferences and
social classes.
Talking about characters' personalities, we understand the author's
Romantic view: it's not correct to use just the reason and not to listen to sentiments. Nevertheless it's not right also not to use a bit of sense and
just abandon to feelings.
During this period people were considered as single individuals , and not as part of the crowd.
Nature was beginning to be considered as the manifestation of divine provvidence, and not just as phoenomenom.
The character that most represent this way of life is Marianne.
The End