Cultural Q & A, Discuss Regency culture and ask your questions here. |
 Apr 11 2008, 10:49 AM
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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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