Mandrie si prejudecata

by Jane Austen

Overview

Posibilitatea de a avea o parere nu tocmai favorabila despre cei de care cineva e legat prin sentimente afectuoase e clar afirmata in Mandrie si prejudecata, cu aerul ca ea ar fi, de fapt, un loc comun. Ea se regaseste, de pilda, intr-una din acele replici, abia schitate, dar cu implicatii imense, pe care Jane Austen le ascunde printre cele cu aparenta banala sau chiar tradand o anume buna dispozitie, pe care Elizabeth le rosteste in discutiile ei cu sora sa, Jane: ea ii marturiseste ca "sunt putini oameni pe care ii iubeste cu adevarat si inca si mai putini cei despre care are o parere buna". Un conflict al valorilor dintre eroina si cei mai apropiati de ea, conflict mut si, in general, cunoscut numai de eroina insasi e, de altfel, o parte esentiala a intrigii tuturor romanelor scrise de Jane Austen; si, cum personajul central - in buna masura, autobiografic - e legat printr-o afectiune adevarata de cei din preajma, tensiunea aceasta dramatica e una interioara. In toate romanele ei, Jane Austen atribuie eroinei centrale evidente trasaturi autoportretistice si, in maniera naratiunii clasicizante, ii confera rolul unui raisonneur; si intotdeauna tema sa principala de reflectie e necesitatea de a pastra sentimente de afectiune fata de cei ale caror idei morale nu coincid cu ale sale. Dan Grigorescu

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789731023267
Publisher:	Grupul Editorial Corint
Publication date:	05/20/2011
Series:	Leda Clasic
Sold by:	PUBLISHDRIVE KFT
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB
Language:	Romanian

About the Author

In 1801, George Austen retired from the clergy, and Jane, Cassandra, and their parents took up residence in Bath, a fashionable town Jane liked far less than her native village. Jane seems to have written little during this period. When Mr. Austen died in 1805, the three women, Mrs. Austen and her daughters, moved first to Southampton and then, partly subsidized by Jane's brothers, occupied a house in Chawton, a village not unlike Jane's first home. There she began to work on writing and pursued publishing once more, leading to the anonymous publication of Sense and Sensibility in 1811 and Pride and Prejudice in 1813, to modestly good reviews.

Known for her cheerful, modest, and witty character, Jane Austen had a busy family and social life, but as far as we know very little direct romantic experience. There were early flirtations, a quickly retracted agreement to marry the wealthy brother of a friend, and a rumored short-lived attachment -- while she was traveling -- that has not been verified. Her last years were quiet and devoted to family, friends, and writing her final novels. In 1817 she had to interrupt work on her last and unfinished novel, Sanditon, because she fell ill. She died on July 18, 1817, in Winchester, where she had been taken for medical treatment. After her death, her novels Northanger Abbey and Persuasion were published, together with a biographical notice, due to the efforts of her brother Henry. Austen is buried in Winchester Cathedral.

Author biography courtesy of Barnes & Noble Books.

Date of Birth:

December 16, 1775

Date of Death:

July 18, 1817

Place of Birth:

Village of Steventon in Hampshire, England

Place of Death:

Winchester, Hampshire, England

Education:

Taught at home by her father