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The exploration of Jane Austen's minor female characters reveals the economic and social challenges faced by British women during the long eighteenth century. These characters navigate a marketplace that prioritizes dowries over intrinsic worth, reflecting the struggles of women in transactional marriages or those marginalized from the marriage market. Through a socio-historical lens, the book highlights the tensions between evolving economic value and personal significance, illustrating the limited choices available to women and the complexities of their roles within a competitive consumer economy.
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Women and Value in Jane Austens Novels, Lynda A. Hall
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- Released
- 2017
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- Title
- Women and Value in Jane Austens Novels
- Subtitle
- Settling, Speculating and Superfluity
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Lynda A. Hall
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Publisher
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 236
- ISBN13
- 9783319507354
- Category
- About Literature, History
- Description
- The exploration of Jane Austen's minor female characters reveals the economic and social challenges faced by British women during the long eighteenth century. These characters navigate a marketplace that prioritizes dowries over intrinsic worth, reflecting the struggles of women in transactional marriages or those marginalized from the marriage market. Through a socio-historical lens, the book highlights the tensions between evolving economic value and personal significance, illustrating the limited choices available to women and the complexities of their roles within a competitive consumer economy.