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Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen 1813

Background: the times and literary environment 1. Social classes in England in the 18th century: - Aristocracy - Gentry - wealthy merchants / tradespeople 2. Status of women: few legal rights; financially dependent on men -marriage: a way to climb the social ladder

-Importance of dowries -Unmarried women: a burden to their families

A novel of Manners - A novel that examines the morals, conduct and social practices of one particular class - In Austen’s case the English gentry at the turn of the 19th century -Literary devices: innuendoes, understatements, and irony -More specifically, she focused on the conflicts women had to go through in order to find their rightful place in society

-Marriage: crucial to women’s economic support  recurrent theme in Austen’s novels.

Pride and Prejudice as a marriage-novel - Jane Austen’s six major novels featured heroines challenged to find suitable marriage partners.