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paper no-5 The Romentic literature "Jane Austens's style of writing in "Sense and Sensibility"
writing style of Jane Austen in “Sense and Sensibility”
Name: Rinkal D. Jani
Paper: 5- The Romantic Literature
MA –part -1-SEM -2
Roll no.:22
Submitted to: Dr Dillip Barad
Department of English,
Smt. S. B. Gardi
Maharaja Krshnkumarsinhji Bhavnagar Universit
Introduction:-
Sens and sensibility is a novel written by the famous Female writer of Romantic age JANE AUSTEN. In the Romantic period the mainly literary is poetry but also have prose production and mainly novel. There are so many writer or novelist are arises from this age. Women novelist like.. JANE AUSTEN, SIR WATER SCOTT, they have also contrubuat a lot in to the English literatutr. It is said that no other period in english literature displyas more variety in style, theme and content then then the Romantic movement of the 18 and 19 centuries.Lets we have take a brief overview about the greatest female novelist of this age Jane austen and about here writing style in her most femous novel “sense and sensibility.
About Author:-
Jane Austen is an Female English novelist during the age of Romanticism. Jane Austen was born in Hampshire, the united kingdom December 16,1775 Died July 18, 1817. Here gener of writing is literature and fiction, romance. Jane Austen works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widdly read writers in English literature.
ane Austen wrote six novels, most of them set in the Hampshire countryside where she lived her whole life. Although she was not immensely popular during her lifetime, she was one of the defining figures of early 19th century literature, and was perhaps the sharpest of the many female novelists who emerged at the time, include Ann Radcliffe, Maria Edgeworth and Mary Shelley. She is arguably responsible for leading one of the first women-lead artistic golden ages.
Her realism and biting social commentary commenting her historical importance among scholars and critics.
Austen’s works critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th century realism.
Austen lived her entire life as part of a close knit family located on the lower fringes of the English landed gentry. She was educated primarily by her father and older brother as well as through her own reading .the steadfast support of her family was critical to her development as a professional writer. Her artistic apprenticeship lasted from her tanager years unfill she was about “35 years” old.
Works of Jane Austen:-
Novels:
Sense and Sensibility (1811)
Pride and Prejudice (1813)
Emma (1815)
Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous)
Persuasion (1818, posthumous)
During this period, she experimented with various literary forms. from 1811 until 1816, with the release of sense and sensibility .pride and prejudice, Mansfield park and Emma she achieved success as a published writer ,she wrote two additional novels , Northanger abbey and persuasion, both published posthumously in 1818, and began a third ,wich was eventually titled sandstone , but did before completing it.
Jane Austen's Writing style:-
Jane Austen is considered to be one of the world’s greatest novelists. Her earliest novel, Sense and Sensibility, is the story of two sisters who must grow in opposite ways..
parody and burlesque
Another thing is that her distinctive literary style relies on a combination of parody,Burlesque,irony,free indirect speech,and a degree of realism She uses parody and burlesque for comic effect and to critique the portrayal of women in 18th-century sentimental and Gothic novel. Austen extends her critique by highlighting social hypocrisy through irony; she often creates an ironic tone through free indirect speech in which the thoughts and words of the characters mix with the voice of the narator The degree to which critics believe Austen's characters have psychological depth informs their views regarding her realism. While some scholars argue that Austen falls into a tradition of realism because of her finely executed portrayal of individual characters and her emphasis on "the everyday", others contend that her characters lack a depth of feeling compared with earlier works, and that this, combined with Austen's polemical tone, places her outside the realist tradition.
Jane Austen's writing style in “sens and sensibility”:-
Sense and Sensibility was first drafted as an epistolary novel—that is, a novel in the form of letters between characters. It is likely that Austen was imitating the format of Samuel Richardson, an author whom she grew up admiring who presented heroine-centered domestic fictions. At some point in her writing, Austen dismissed the idea of an epistolary novel and instead drafted what would eventually become the didactic novel.
Diction and Sentence structure:-
Jane Austen’s sentences are long and indirect. These characteristics are the result of Austen’s frequent use of subordinate clauses. In a sentence describing Edward, Elinor says, “Because he believes many people pretend to more admiration of the beauties of nature than they really feel, and is disgusted with such pretensions, he affects greater indifference and less discrimination in viewing them himself than he possesses” (Austen 71). In this sample sentence two dependent clauses appear before the independent clause. This creates not only lengthy sentences but also possible confusion for the reader. This layering of subordinate clauses threatens to overwhelm the reader. The reader must concentrate in order to decipher a passage’s meaning, as it is not immediately evident. Austen’s sentences do not directly state what she is trying to convey. The reader is given information that is not entirely clear until he reads the independent clause; this creates a problem as Austen’s sentences are often longer than the one provided.
Another area of confusion lies in Austen’s formal diction and advanced vocabulary. Like her characters Austen was raised in an upper middle class family. She used a more proper manner of speaking, and therefore writing, than the majority of those living in her time. Austen’s word choice has become more difficult to understand with the passage of two hundred years. Austen uses words that have fallen out of fashion coupled with a more formal cultural
background.
Characters;
Character should be realistic;even if they behave irrational,it should be within the kind of irrational one might encounter in a real person.she is portrays the characters as they are there is no any Hippocratic or show of in their character.like Edward ferrers who cheated the Marianne then even he is portrayed him as a sympathetic character.Character of sense and sensibility they are may be represent the culture of that era.
Autobiographical elements
it reflects the views and ideas of a young girl of twenty-two. It includes autobiographical elements, as do other novels written by her. Jane Austen had only one sister, Cassandra, and the two were very attached. The bond that existed between Jane and Cassandra is to be found between Elinor and Marianne. The two heroines of the novel also resemble their real- life counterparts in their nature and attitude. Elinor possesses the good sense of Cassandra and the cordiality of Jane. Marianne displays Jane's love for reading, music and dance. The setting of the novel is also based on actual locations. The Dashwoods' cottage at Barton in Devon shire resembles Jane Austen's house at Steventon in Hampshire.
Satire and irony
All the novels of Austen display some degree of satire, effectively used in exposing the hypocrisy of individuals and society. Her satire operates at different levels. Sometimes it is targeted directly at individuals like John Dashwood and his wife, Fanny Dashwood. Whenever Austen presents John Dashwood, she points out his conspicuous mercenary attitude and makes him appear as a caricature blinded by money. His wife is portrayed as a scheming woman, driven by avarice. Sometimes the satire is subtle, as in the sketches of Sir John and Lady Middleton, whose idle existence Austen highlights. Through crude jokes and spicy gossip, Mrs. Jennings is depicted as being blatantly comic. In the case of Edward and Elinor, who are blissfully happy but wish for "better pasturage for their cows," the author's attitude is gently satiric.
Although she is sometimes criticized for only portraying the upper class, dinner-party culture of Aristocratic England, the context actually helps her readers find specific distinctions between characters.
Psychological touch of writing
Jane Austen brought new depths to the English novel through her insight into human psychology. She explored the novel's potential by creating a crucial link between the eighteenth- century novel of society and the psychological novel of the nineteenth century. A critic has said, "Her motive for writing, and the function of her wit and irony, is to strip reality of individual distortions. Her prescription for the dislocation of fantasy and reality is a clarity of vision and rational interpretation of evidence that can come only with a selfless concern for others." Jane Austen is a realistic novelist whose works reflect the society of the early nineteenth century but whose Themes have a timeless appeal.
Use of literary device
Although Austen does not typically use figurative language, but rather prefers to be very direct in her writing style, Sense and Sensibility is one novel where she does employ a tiny bit of figurative language. The reason is that, although Austen wrote during the Romantic movement, she actually abhorred and protested against the movement. In fact, Sense and Sensibility's a blatant protest against romanticism. Romanticism valued intense, unrestrained emotions above reason.she uses Imagery,symbolism also
Over all we can say that Though Austen's style was highly individual, it is based on her close study of the eighteenth-century writers, whose simplicity, accuracy, and precision she admired and imitated. Austen picked up the technique, popularized by Fielding, of the omniscient narrator. But her particular style is more objective. While she definitely has an ironic point of view, she allows her characters freedom within this, for her implications are subtle, and in many cases reserved.
To winding up..
we can say that in jane austen's witing we can find morl themes and messages should emerged naturally from the story,most preferably without a long winded speech, Austen’s distinct style is evident throughout the novel. Austen creates a world that is indirect but realistic. The reader must grow accustomed to this way of writing, but once he does, he will find the novel relatable. “Sense and sensibility” is a
novel by Austen in which she uses multipal style of writing, he uses satrical tone, with simple and indirect way. This is not only the novel of love and deception but also a representation of Austens personal life or a representation of women during the 18th century.
“Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience- or give it a more fascinating name, call it hope.”
by Jane Austen” sense and sensibility”
Citation:
: http://www.antiessays.com/free-essays/Austen-s-Writing-Style-In-Sense-And-139225.html
:http://pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmSenseSensibility68.asp
: Wikipediya
Paper-6 Charles Dickens as a Novelist
Charles Dickens as a Novelist
Name: Rinkal jani
Roll no: 22
Year: 2016 – 2018
M.A. Semester: 2
Paper no: 6 Th Victorian litrature
Email Id: rinkaljani1807@gmail.com
Assignment topic: Charles Dickens as a Novelist
Smt. S.B.Gardi
Department of English
M.K.Bhavnagar University.
Charles Dickens as a novelist
Introduction
The Victorian era was a period of immense social, political and religious change, but few realize that it is the period in which “the novel” truly emerged. There are many great novelist arises during this age for example: Charles Dickens , George Eliot, Thomas hardy,Charlotte Bronte, William Morris,Benjamin, and like many others. Here we are discus about a major and very prominent novelist Charles Dickens and his contribution into a history of English literature, and also have brief over view about his life and works during Victorian age.
Dickens' Early Life
Charles Dickens was the representative novelist of the Victorian age. He is the greatest novelist that England has yet produced. Dickens' Early Life
Charles Dickens' life is like something out of a Charles Dickens' novel, which is probably not a coincidence. He was born in 1812 on February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, in England, and he was the second of eight children - that's a lot of children.
Things were going super well for a while (which is not like a Charles Dickens novel). The family moved into a fancy home. They had servants. He was even going to a private school. Things were great. He read a ton. He read Daniel De foe's Robinson Crusoe (things like that), Henry Fielding, and he was also really into Arabian Nights. That's where Ali Baba, Aladdin and all those stories come from.
British novelist Charles Dickens was born England. Over the course of his writing career, Dickens was 15, his education was pulled out from under him once again. In 1827, he had to drop out of school and work as an office boy to contribute to his family’s income. As it turned out, the job became an early launching point for his writing career.
His works:
Charles Dickens, one of the most popular, productive, and skilled English novelist was acclaimed for his rich storytelling and unforgettable characters. His moving, critical and sentimental stories are characterized by attacks on social injustices and hypocrisy, and offer an excellent insight into Victorian culture. Dickens achieved massive worldwide popularity in his lifetime and is regarded as one of the giants of English literature.
Today his works are still widely read and regularly adapted for cinema and television. Over 75 feature films have been made based on his novels.He wrote about numbers of literary genre's like novel, Novella, Shortstory,and many other.But mostly he is wrote Novel's and novel is the only reason by he has goat success in writing career.
"I made a compact with myself that in my person literature should stand by itself, of itself,
and for itself."
- Charles Dickens
Novel's
- Pickwick paper
- A tale of two cities
- David copper filed
- Black house
- The Great Expectation's
- Oliver Twist
Short stories
"The Lamplighter" (1838)
"The Sewer-Dwelling Reptiles" (1841)
"A Child's Dream of a Star" (1850)
"Captain Murderer" (1850)
"To be Read at Dusk" (1852) (a ghost story)
"The Long Voyage" (1853)
Dickens as a novelist:
As a novelist, Dickens is a social Chronicler. He is found to have introduced social novels in a much broader sense.He is the writer of some great novels such as Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, and Bleak House in which his comic view of life, social criticism, power of story telling and use of humor have been vividly exemplified.
Pickwick Papers:
This is the first novel of Dickens. It is like the supreme comic novel in English language. His comedy is never superimposed because it is an effortless expression of a comic view of life. Dickens seems to see things differently in an amusing and exaggerated way, and in his early work with much exuberance he plunges from one adventure to another, without any thought of plot or design.
David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Hard Times,
David Copperfield is his second novel, and in these novel's he gave the contemporary social picture and attacked the various vices of the Victorian age. Dickens enjoyed life, but hated the social system into which he had been born. There are many indications that he was half-way towards being a revolutionary, and in many of the later novels he was to attack the corruptions of his time.
Oliver Twist: in which (which followed in 1837-8), pathos is beginning to intrude on humor, and Dickens, appalled by the cruelty of his time,feels that he must convey a message through fiction to his hardhearted generation. Yet some modern social historians assert that he disguised the depths to which the lower classes had been brutalized. His invention is still abundant, as he tells the story of the virtuous pauper boy who has to submit to perils and temptations. Burnaby Rudge, with its picture of the Gordon Riots, is Dickens first attempt in the historical novel, and here plot, which had counted for nothing in Pickwick Papers, becomes increasingly important.
Dickens Characters
(1) The normal
(2) The abnormal
(i) Satirical portraits
(ii) The grotesques
(iii) The villains (drawn for a special purpose)
The abnormal characters do not embody "normal" reality, but they are not essentially unrealistic. It is curious that Dickens succeeds better with the abnormal than with the normal characters. Normality does not attract him on account of being dull and "ordinary."
Dickens is more successful with characters drawn from the middle and lower classes of his society. As a child and young man he had seen and even experienced the life of these classes. It was in his blood even after he had become a high-hat with his thumping success in the field of fiction. He is much less successful with the bigwigs and aristocracy. There ate some set types which make their appearance much too often in Dickens' novels. Some of them, according to a critic, are:
(i) "the innocent little child, like Oliver, Joe, Paul, Tiny Tim, and little Nell, appealing powerfully to the child love in every human heart";
(ii) "the horrible or grotesque foil, like Queers, Fagin, Quilp, Uriah Heep, and Bill Sykes";
(iii) "the grandiloquent or broadly humorous fellow, the fun master, like Micawber and Sam Walter";
(iv) "and fourth, a tenderly or powerfully drawn figure like Lady Deadlock of Bleak House, and Sydney Carton of A Tale of Two Cities, which rise to the dignity of true characters."
Humor:
Dickens architectonic deficiency the moment we take cognizance of his humor. Humor is the very soul of his work.Dickens' humor arises from a deep human sympathy and is ever fresh and refreshing. It is customary to compare him with such great humorists before him as Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Fielding. Sometimes his humor is corrective and satiric-but it always has the quality of geniality, charity, and tolerance. Humor with him is not only an occasional mood but a consistent point of view, and even a "philosophy of life." His comic fertility is indeed amazing. We have above referred to Dickens "world."
Pathos:
“That means that the quality or property of anything which touches the feelings of excites emotions and passions, especially that awakens tender emotions, like Pity and sorrow.”
Dickens was as considerably influenced by Goldsmith and Stem as by Fielding and Smollett. Sterne's sentimentalism and rather hypersensitive human sympathy as also Goldsmith's fundamental sweetness and fellow-feeling often make themselves felt in Dickens' work. The earliest attempt made by Dickens at the delineation of the pathetic is to be found in his very first novel Pickwick Papers-the death of the Chancery prisoners. He is wonderfully successful in delineating the pathos of child life. As a child, he himself had suffered much, and his accounts of such life are always redolent of his personal experiences. Little Dorrit, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, and many more novels are rich in pathetic accounts of the lives of their heroes in childhood. What is more, pathos in them mingles and merges with humor, creating very peculiar effects.
Autobiographic Touches:
A peculiar feature of Dickens' art as novelist is his tendency to be autobiographic. He constantly draws upon his own experience, and the sympathies and antipathies which we find so persistently manifested by him in his work very often have their origin in the years of his adolescence. Many of his novels are the records of his own life-though modified by subjection to the canons of art. Thus David Copperfield is, in essentials, Dickens' autobiography. Oliver Twist uses a lot of material supplied by his own experience of the low life of London in his tender years. In Bleak House he draws substantially upon his early knowledge of law courts and legal affairs. He recollects his school days in Nicholas Nickleby. And so forth.
Dickens and social concern :
There is, however, little of this optimism in Dickens' novels. He focuses instead on the daily needs and problems of ordinary people: poverty, poor housing, ill health, a horrifying level of child mortality, hunger, long hours of grinding labour. The rapid changes of the time benefited some people long before others. Dickens is concerned with those still waiting for improvements and raises key moral and social
questions in his writing:
the need for schooling and the care of orphans and other deprived children,cruelty to children and the corruption of children by criminal the problems created by emphasis on social class and newly acquired wealth the problems created by rapid industrialization and urbanization and the conflict between employers and workers.
To wind up:
we must say that, Like all great artists he viewed the world as if it was an entirely fresh experience seen for the first time, and he had an extraordinary range of language, from comic invention to great eloquence. He invented character and situation with a range that had been unequaled since Shakespeare. So deeply did he affect his audiences that the view of life behind his novels has entered into the English tradition. Reason and theory he distrusted, but compassion and cheerfulness of heart he elevated into the supreme virtues.
Another thing is that In spite of the formidable number of flaws and limitations from which Dickens' art as a novelist suffers, he is a great novelist. His humor, basic human sympathy, and his rich, vitalizing imagination are his basic assets, even though he is deficient in the architectural skill as well as other formal and "technical" qualifications as a novelist. He may be coarse and superficial, but we must remember that he is never a bore. And when that is said, much is!
“There are very few moments in a man's existence when he experiences so much ludicrous distress, or meets with so little charitable commiseration, as when he is in pursuit of his own hat.”
― Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers
Citation:
1. http://www.literary-articles.com/2009/06/evaluate-charles-dickens-as-novelist.html
2. http://neoenglishsystem.blogspot.in/2010/12/art-of-charles-dickens-as-novelist.html
3. Wikipedia
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