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JANE AUSTEN

JANE AUSTEN. CHILDHOOD. - born on December 16th 1775 in Steventon , a small village in southern England - t he 7 th of 8 children of the Reverend George Austen and his wife, Cassandra - educated mainly at home and never lived apart from her family

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JANE AUSTEN

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  1. JANE AUSTEN

  2. CHILDHOOD

  3. - born on December 16th 1775 in Steventon, a small village in southern England - the 7th of 8 children of the Reverend George Austen and his wife, Cassandra -educated mainly at home and never lived apart from her family - had a goodeducationforagirlatthattime - inseparable from her 2 years elder sister, Cassandra and lived together all of their live

  4. -to amuse themselves Jane and hersister wrote and performed plays and charades -Jane attheageof 8 and Cassandra 10,were sent for schooling with a tutor in Oxford -afterbreakingout a typhoid feverboth girls fellilland their mother rushed them back to Steventon -2 years latertheyweresentfor a boardingschoolagainbutthe family did not have enough money -attheageof11 onwardsAusten educated herself with books from her father's library, which he encouraged - wroteherfirstnovelattheageof 14, Love and Friendship

  5. JANE‘S SECRETS -enjoyeddancing - went to balls in manyofthegreathousesintheneighbourhood - lovedthe country , enjoyedlong country walks and had many Hampshire friend - she wished real life could be more like a novel - in 1801 the familymoved away to Bath

  6. Romanticism • Eraof love , desireforfreedom and hope • Thecharacters are fromdifferentsocialclasses • Storiesportraitsfightbetweenone person (a hero) and othercharacters • A herodoesn´twant to addapttotheworld • Thestories are situated in romanticplaceslikecastles , prisons , forests and finishtragicallyandsadly • A man isactive , oftenfallen in love , iscapableofmurderonly to gainhis love • A womanispassive and notable to changethecourseoftheworld

  7. CREATION

  8. 1811 Sense and Sensibility • 1813 Pride and Prejudice • 1814 Mansfield park • 1815 Emma • 1818 NorthangerAbbeyPersuasion and Sanditon (unfinished)

  9. Started writing novels in 1790, at the age of only 14, In Chawton • Although her first novel, Sense and Sensibility, (did not appear until 1811) • Pride and Prejudice -publishedtwoyearslater - 1813. • Combinatesirony, humor and sophisticatedobservationsbetweentheclasses • Works havegone on to inspireadaptationstothestage and film in 21st. century

  10. Jane Austen Hernovelswerenotreallyappreciateduntilafterherdeath. Twohundredyearslaterthesepopularstorieshavebeenmadeintobothtelevisionseries and film.

  11. Sense and Sensibility Mrs. Dashwoodwithher 3 daughters has to find new homewhatis more she has problemswithfindinghusbands to herchildren.

  12. Pride and Prejudice Mrs. Bennet, motheroffivedaughters, has to findhusbandsforallofthem.

  13. Mansfield Park Thisis a storyaboutFancyPrice. Shegrewupwith Sir ThomasBertram and his 3 children. She has a problem to get marriedfor love or formoney.

  14. Emma EmmaWoodhouseisveryrich, pretty and clever. Sheis a matchmaker. Hermatchmakingcausesmistakes and unhappiness.

  15. NorthangerAbbey Itis a parodyofgothicromances by AnnRadcliff. ThisstoryisaboutCatherineMorland and hercrazyimaginationandhobbies in romantic and scarybooks.

  16. Persuasion and Sandition (unfinished) It‘saboutAnne‘slife and herunfulfilled love to a poor boy. Lotsofyearslatertheymeetagain and their love alwaysremains.

  17. Thankyouforyourattention1.c

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