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  1. Jane Austen's philosophy of the virtues
    Author: Emsley, Sarah Baxter
    Published: c2005
    Publisher:  Palgrave Macmillan, New York

    Location:
    Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, Max-Planck-Institut, Bibliothek
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 140397828X; 1403969663
    Subjects: Geschichte; Women and literature; Didactic fiction, English; Moral conditions in literature; Virtues in literature; Ethics in literature; Virtue in literature; Tugend <Motiv>; Roman
    Other subjects: Austen, Jane (1775-1817); Austen, Jane (1775-1817)
    Scope: xi, 202 p
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

    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
  2. Jane Austen's philosophy of the virtues
    Author: Emsley, Sarah Baxter
    Published: c2005
    Publisher:  Palgrave Macmillan, New York

    Examines Austen's novels in relation to her philosophical and religious context. In these readings of the six completed novels, plus "Lady Susan", the author shows how Austen's complex imaginative representations of the tensions among the virtues... more

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    Universitätsbibliothek Erfurt / Forschungsbibliothek Gotha, Universitätsbibliothek Erfurt
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    Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt / Zentrale
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    Helmut-Schmidt-Universität, Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Universitätsbibliothek
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    Universitätsbibliothek Kiel, Zentralbibliothek
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    Hochschulbibliothek Friedensau
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    Kommunikations-, Informations- und Medienzentrum der Universität Hohenheim
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    Examines Austen's novels in relation to her philosophical and religious context. In these readings of the six completed novels, plus "Lady Susan", the author shows how Austen's complex imaginative representations of the tensions among the virtues engage with and expand on classical and Christian ethical thought

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 1403969663; 140397828X
    Subjects: Ethics in literature; Virtue in literature; Didactic fiction, English; Moral conditions in literature; Women and literature; Virtues in literature; Austen, Jane ; 1775-1817 ; Ethics; Didactic fiction, English ; History and criticism; Ethics in literature; Moral conditions in literature; Virtue in literature; Virtues in literature; Women and literature ; England ; History ; 19th century; Electronic books
    Other subjects: Austen, Jane (1775-1817)
    Scope: Online-Ressource (xi, 202 p)
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

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    Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; References to Jane Austen's Works; Introduction: How Should I Live My Life?; Chapter One: The Virtues According to Aristotle, Aquinas, and Austen; Chapter Two: Propriety's Claims on Prudence in Lady Susan and Northanger Abbey; Chapter Three: Sense and Sensibility: ""Know Your Own Happiness""; Chapter Four: Pride and Prejudice and the Beauty of Justice; Chapter Five: Fanny Price and the Contemplative Life; Chapter Six: Learning the Art of Charity in Emma; Chapter Seven: Balancing the Virtues in Persuasion; Conclusion: After Austen; Notes; Bibliography; Index