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From weakness to wisdom : Jane Austen transforms the female of sensibility tradition

Creator:

Mosher-Knoshaug, Jessica M.

Abstract:

The eighteenth-century female of sensibility was characterized by delicate nerves that allowed her to feel her surroundings and enabled her to choose virtue over vice more consistently than males. While females were considered virtuous, their "innate" delicacy or weakness became their dominant trait and the true focus of male admiration....

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

the Female of Sensibility. Tradition. Abstract approved: Robert V. Wess The eighteenth-century