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”
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