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Chargement... Sense and Sensibility (original 1811; édition 2016)par Jane Austen (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreRaison et sentiments par Jane Austen (1811)
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The novel centres on the Dashwood family particularly sisters Elinor (the rational one) and Marianne (the emotive one). The story starts when the Dashwood sisters' father dies and the estate goes to their half-brother John. Along with their mother and younger sister they are forced to move out and find a cottage in Devon. There they meet a varying cast of characters such as Sir John Middleton, an amiable landowner and his elegant wife Lady Middleton. His wife's mother, Mrs Jennings visits them and is great for Austen's satirical pen. Both Elinor and Marianne are looking for love but it doesn't always bring them the happiness they would hope for. For more: https://readableword.wordpress.com/2021/07/10/sense-and-sensibility-by-jane-aust... ( ) Disclaimer: Very novice reviewer trying to get better at explaining my thoughts on books. Overall To me, the book feels like a cleaned up and classy version of a sordid romance. That sounds contradictory, it probably is, but that is my impression. Writing was very dialogue heavy. Not necessarily a bad thing. I've enjoyed a number of novels that do the same, but it could have used a little bit of extra text on who was speaking to help keep things straight during some of the longer conversations. Typically, they would just be back and forth by paragraph in those situations, so it wasn't too bad. There are 3 John characters: John Dashwood, John Middleton, and John Willoughby. They are usually called Mr. Dashwood, Sir John, and Mr. Willoughby. I still find it funny. Recommendation It's a book. It's fine. Elinor was quite enjoyable so that the book didn't feel like a slog, but ultimately I don't who I would recommend this to. Clearly I am missing something. Jane Austin is popular and does have a following, that means something in the book appeals to a lot of people. This is a very good example, to me at least, of how much of what you get out of a story depends on what you bring to it. Brief Summary Elinor Dashwood falls in love with Edward Ferrars. Marianne Dashwood falls in love with John Willoughby. The story just follows the twists and turns of those relationships and the heartbreak associated with disappointment. It also contrasts Elinor's sense in falling for a good man against Marianne's "sensibility" getting duped by a scummy con man. Sensibility apparently meant something along the lines are following sensations back when Jane Austin was writing. It does not refer to being sensible or having sense. Elinor falls for Edward when her family is staying with her brother's family at Norland. After moving to Barton she doesn't see him for a while. When he returns, his behavior is off and she later learns from a guest of her hosts that Edward is engaged to Lucy Steele and has been for 4 years. She carries on with great stoicism for the rest of the book until Lucy dumps Edward after he gets disowned by his family. Marianne falls for the dashing and handsome Willoughby. They are both passionate about all the same things and he dotes on her greatly. One day he leaves abruptly and disappears. When encountered much later, he snubs her and reveals his engagement to some rich heiress. Marianne proceeds to fall apart. After falling greatly ill, Willoughby reveals his excuses to Elinor, but he does end up leaving forever. Marianne is later wooed by Colonel Brandon who is a friend of the family and the patron of Edward. Thoughts It's a romance with a clean narrative. A little bit of naughtiness obliquely referenced. The men are very blind and dumb. At least about romance, not necessarily generally, but since the book is about romance that is all that we really see. I can see how men would appear so to a women. Men are very clueless when it comes to noticing women's interest. However, men do tend to be perceptive of other men's interest. Characters Elinor is great. Love her character. She absolutely carried this novel hard. Without her, I wouldn't be ambivalent to Sense and Sensibility, I would hate it. Though, given how much of the novel focuses on Elinor, she pretty much is the novel. This is exactly what I want in a woman. When her emotions finally break through on discovering the marriage of Mr. Ferrars and then later that it was Robert Ferrars not Edward was a very nice counter balance to her normal control, sense, and stoicism. Marianne is awful. I don't know how to describe it, I just cannot stand her. Willoughby is obviously no good. Almost right from the get-go, I could tell he was acting without honorable intentions. At the end, his excuse chapter does make me feel a little bad for him. His problems are still all of his own making, so I don't feel that bad. He has a complete lack of constancy. I agree with Elinor's assessment that would always pine over that which he didn't have. Edward is just not in the book enough. He is very duty bound, which is nice. Ultimately, we just don't get him in the story much at all. He exists more as a motive for Lucy to be mean to Elinor. The fact that he just would not see Lucy's duplicitous side was a nice touch. very realistic. Mrs. Jennings moves, at least in the character's opinions, from a busy-body early in the novel to a good friend as she tries her best to help Elinor and Marianne with their heartbreak. This is the novel that allowed me to spread the wings of my feminine side and embrace a little chick-litting without having to feel any less of a man (not that this novel is chick-lit, or that I'm saying there's anything wrong with chick-lit...but I think you get the point). Before Jane Austen, I never would have thought it possible to craft a love story so exquisitely and nobly, avoiding all of the maudlin that is so often paired with romance books. But that isn't to say Jane Austen isn't sentimental (what would romance be without it?), but that she embraces her sentimentality with such a matronly deportment that it causes one to reassess all the negative connotations one may possess about women's literature, or at least it did for me. Est contenu dansSense and Sensibility / Pride and Prejudice / Mansfield Park / Emma / Northanger Abbey / Persuasion par Jane Austen Fait l'objet d'une ré-écriture dansFait l'objet d'une suite (ne faisant pas partie de la série) dansFait l'objet d'une adaptation dansEst en version abrégée dansEst parodié dansA inspiréContient une étude deContient un commentaire de texte deContient un guide de lecture pour étudiantDistinctionsListes notables
À la mort d'Henry Dashwood, sa femme et ses trois filles, injustement privées de leur héritage, sont contraintes de quitter leur Sussex natal pour s'installer dans le Devon, à Barton Cottage. Dans la petite société locale, les demoiselles Dashwood ont tôt fait de s'intégrer. Elinor, l'aînée, cache derrière une réserve et une tempérance à toute épreuve un amour profond et sincère pour Edward Ferrars, le frère de sa belle-sœur. Marianne, nature passionnée et romanesque, tombe éperdument amoureuse du beau et impétueux John Willoughby, rencontré sous une pluie battante. Et quand des épreuves viendront chambouler leurs existences, les deux sœurs, aussi différentes qu'inséparables, découvriront qu'elles ont chacune beaucoup à apprendre de l'autre…Dans ce grand classique de la littérature anglaise, c'est tout le talent de conteuse de Jane Austen qui se déploie, dans une langue tour à tour drôle et incisive.Édition et traduction de Sophie Chiari. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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