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Accomplished ladies and well-mannered gentlemen: The effect of education in Jane Austen’s novels

Miguel ÁNgel Jordán Enamorado

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Aestheticsmedia_common.quotation_subjectSubject (philosophy)Social environmentPersonalitySociologymedia_common

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The education of young people is one of the recurring themes of Jane Austen's novels. In all her works there are references to the consequences of the education received or its shortcomings. This is a determining factor in the development of personality and Austen, who focuses her novels on people, places great importance on it.
 In this article, we will analyze the abundant references Austen makes on the subject of education and we will offer some information on this aspect in her sociocultural context, differentiating between education as a person's formation, on the one hand, and the acquisition of knowledge and skills on the other.

https://doi.org/10.18535/ijsshi/v6i10.01