17291 Pym Edited by Stella Blum

Edited by Stella Blum

The Artist as Thinker From Shakespeare to Joyce

Arcana Trust

Michael Russell

An argument that Austen's prose is full of structural representations of complex mental states

17291 Pym Edited by Stella BlumDowning states "the hallmark of the wider Regency era is revolution," and describes how the dramatic changes of the period led to more people having time for leisure. She covers British activities such as studying the picturesque, pleasure destinations, cultural events, domestic pleasures, masculine pastimes, romantic pleasures, and illicit pleasures. She links these events to Austen's own life, and to the use of pleasure activities in her novels.