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Pyxis View Member Profile	Apr 11 2008, 10:49 AM Post #11
Exclusive distributor of The Dungbomb Protection Kit Posts: 2,642 Joined: 10:52pm March 5, 2007	Pride and Prejudice is set during the Regency period of England, a time of strict social and cultural rules. The purpose of this thread is to explore the time period in order to better understand the novel by placing it in it's social context. If you have a question, ask it here. If you have the time to research, please share your knowledge. And if you are a world famous Jane Austen expert...this is the place for you! Feel free to share your resources, but please keep in mind that this is a discussion forum, posting lengthy essays tends to limit conversation. Instead, we want to hear what you discovered and why you found it important. I found a really great site, which I have unfortunately been unable to peruse as much as I would like. It is called Jane Austen's World, and it looks very interesting. I'll start with a couple of questions of my own... * What exactly is an entail, and how does it work? * What was the social standing of women at the time? Could they own property, or did it have to be controlled by a male relative? * Why, why, why do they do this "He was born in --------shire"? it drives me nuts! This post has been edited by Pyxis: Apr 17 2008, 10:29 PM

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Pyxis View Member Profile	Apr 23 2008, 01:23 AM Post #12
Exclusive distributor of The Dungbomb Protection Kit Posts: 2,642 Joined: 10:52pm March 5, 2007	That was a great link, Essence, thanks! Also, thanks to Dreamteam for the title rundown. More questions... What is with the custom of men and women separating after dinner? What did the guys do, how long did the separation last, and what is the purpose? What exactly does it mean to "purchase a living" or be "given a living"? I am under the impression that men could "buy" into the church like a franchise or something (no disrespect intended, I couldn't think of a better way to describe my thinking). What about the regiments of soldiers moving around all the time? It seems like this was one stationed, on duty in this small town, then they all up and moved to a lovely vacation resort.

Acrux View Member Profile	Apr 23 2008, 08:18 AM Post #13
Hiding in the Iron Maiden at Borgin and Burkes Posts: 319 Joined: 2:44am December 3, 2006 Location: Living, sadly, about as far from Hogwarts as you can get! . . . . Looking for an Antipodean Opaleye.	QUOTE(Pyxis @ Apr 23 2008, 06:23 PM) More questions... What exactly does it mean to "purchase a living" or be "given a living"? I am under the impression that men could "buy" into the church like a franchise or something (no disrespect intended, I couldn't think of a better way to describe my thinking). As I understand it a clergyman lives of the (weekly?) donations/offeringings/tithes of his parishioners in the same way that merchants (like Mrs Bennet's brother, Mr Gardiner and the forefathers of the Bingleys) live off the profits of their trading activities, and that land-owners (Mr Bennet, Mr Darcy) live off the income of the farm(s) (etc.) they own. If the population of a parish and its level of affulence is stable then its income should be fairly constant and is often referred to as a per annum value in the same way that income from land (and some investments) are. Unlike businesses and land, the 'occupier' of a parish is not an inherited position but one that someone is assigned to. Whether the assigner is the local lord/landowner or the Anglican Church (either acquiescing to the lord's/andowner's will or in response to a financial contribution) is not clear, at least to me. Note that at this point in history the Church is no less a suitable profession (ie not particularly seen as a 'calling') for upper-class gentlemen than the Navy, Army, Law, and possibly even Medicine. So purchasing a position in it may be no stranger than becoming an officer in the Army by purchasing a commission. QUOTE What about the regiments of soldiers moving around all the time? It seems like this was one stationed, on duty in this small town, then they all up and moved to a lovely vacation resort. Much of England's standing army is engaged in or mobilised for the warring in Europe (Napoléon etc). Revolutionary and reformist movements are growing in strength and profile. The population is divided over things like who to side with and/or how much to get involved in the fighting. On top of all that is the fact that 'civilian' police forces do not exist yet. So with the army away, its job of policing the countryside and keeping the peace falls to the militia (units of army reservists, the numbers of which are significantly increased because of the prospect of war) who, in addition to going to places where trouble is being caused, seem to be moved around the country, presumably to increase their effective coverage as well as to limit the burden to the community of supporting them. - Acrux -------------------- Of course, every time Ron gets a Moment, the first thought in my head is automatically "Well, I guess That's not making the movie." - flyin_car

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Pyxis Cultural Q & A Apr 11 2008, 10:49 AM

Pyxis That was a great link, Essence, thanks! Also,... Apr 23 2008, 01:23 AM

Acrux QUOTE(Pyxis @ Apr 23 2008, 06:23 PM) More... Apr 23 2008, 08:18 AM

Sethtaylorsummer I have a question for you cultural gurus out there... Apr 26 2008, 06:10 PM

Acrux QUOTE(Sethtaylorsummer @ Apr 27 2008, 11... Apr 27 2008, 03:08 AM

Dreamteam QUOTE(Acrux @ Apr 27 2008, 09:08 AM) QUOT... Apr 27 2008, 04:52 PM

Pyxis More questions... It seems like the world hasn... Apr 28 2008, 09:56 PM

Dreamteam QUOTE(Pyxis @ Apr 29 2008, 02:56 AM) More... Apr 29 2008, 07:51 AM

Siyrean i always figured the post was like taking the grey... Apr 29 2008, 12:15 AM

Pyxis Wow, Dreamteam! Fascinating. I wonder if anoth... Apr 29 2008, 08:06 PM

Dreamteam QUOTE(Pyxis @ Apr 30 2008, 01:06 AM) In r... May 1 2008, 06:14 AM

ArtemisiaJolie That's interesting, I always thought the Londo... Apr 30 2008, 12:36 AM

Mused There's talk in the humor thread about Mr. Ben... May 4 2008, 03:36 PM

Pyxis I give up! I have searched and searched for i... May 7 2008, 10:42 AM

Dreamteam I found this about 19th century governessess which... May 7 2008, 07:06 PM

Moose_Starr So I have a question about medicine and doctors. I... May 8 2008, 11:27 AM

Pyxis QUOTE(Moose_Starr @ May 8 2008, 10:27 AM)... May 9 2008, 11:49 AM

Moose_Starr QUOTE(Pyxis @ May 9 2008, 02:49 PM) Have ... May 9 2008, 12:27 PM

Moose_Starr So I'm quickly jumping in with another questio... May 17 2008, 09:22 AM

Pyxis This was such a fascinating topic from the Pride a... Dec 28 2008, 12:16 AM

Dreamteam Thanks for the questions Pyxis, I can help with th... Jan 1 2009, 07:59 PM

ladyluna 1.On the PBS Masterpiece website though, I remembe... Jan 5 2009, 08:35 PM

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