Jane Austen's Philosophy of the Virtues

by Sarah Emsley

Book Overview

This book examines Austen's novels in relation to her philosophical and religious context, demonstrating that the combination of the classical and theological traditions of the virtues is central to her work. Austen's heroines learn to confront the fundamental ethical question of how to live their lives. Instead of defining virtue only in the narrow sense of female sexual virtue, Austen opens up questions about a plurality of virtues. In fresh readings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349531413
• ISBN13: 9781349531417
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"