The Life and Works of Jane Austen. Episode 16, The Accomplished Woman.
What made for an "accomplished" woman in the Regency period? Look at the list of activities and talents expected of young women of means and how these accomplishments contrast with being well read or learned. Along the way, you'll see what Austen thought about these accomplishments an...
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| Language: | English |
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The Great Courses,
2021.
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| Summary: | What made for an "accomplished" woman in the Regency period? Look at the list of activities and talents expected of young women of means and how these accomplishments contrast with being well read or learned. Along the way, you'll see what Austen thought about these accomplishments and what she believed were the greater benefits of an education of knowledge and ideas for middle-class women. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video file (28 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 00:28:00 |
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