6/8/2023 0 Comments Pride and prejudice![]() ![]() For Austen, the way a character reads is emblematic of other forms of interpretation: One’s skills in comprehending written language are linked to one’s ability to understand life, other people, and oneself.Ĭharacters’ choices of books are a frequent target of Austen’s satire. ![]() ![]() Not surprisingly, then, in Austen’s novels, the act of reading is a key indication of how a character should initially be judged, and of major turning points in her development. A reader, moreover, within a family of readers, who would gather in her father’s rectory to read aloud from the work of authors such as Samuel Johnson, Frances Burney, and William Cowper-as well as, eventually, Jane’s own works-in-progress. Before she was a writer, Jane Austen was a reader. ![]()
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