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Jane Austen's philosophy of the virtues (Record no. 187549)

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082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 823/.7
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME
Personal name Emsley, Sarah Baxter,
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Jane Austen's philosophy of the virtues
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication New York :
Name of publisher Palgrave Macmillan,
Year of publication c2005.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages xi, 202 p.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note References to Jane Austen's works -- Introduction : how should I live my life? -- Ch. 1. The virtues according to Aristotle, Aquinas, and Austen -- Ch. 2. Propriety's claims on prudence in Lady Susan and Northanger Abbey -- Ch. 3. Sense and sensibility : "know your own happiness" -- Ch. 4. Pride and prejudice and the beauty of justice -- Ch. 5. Fanny price and the contemplative life -- Ch. 6. Learning the art of charity in Emma -- Ch. 7. Balancing the virtues in persuasion -- Conclusion : after Austen.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Women and literature
Topical Term Didactic fiction, English
Topical Term Moral conditions in literature.
Topical Term Virtues in literature.
Topical Term Ethics in literature.
Topical Term Virtue in literature.
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10135375

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