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

By: Emsley, Sarah Baxter, 1973-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2005Description: xi, 202 p.Subject(s): 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 literatureGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 823/.7 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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.
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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.