The Improvement of the Estate
Title | The Improvement of the Estate PDF eBook |
Author | Alistair M. Duckworth |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2020-03-24 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 142143217X |
Originally published in 1994. In The Improvement of the Estate, Alistair Duckworth contends that understanding Mansfield Park is fundamental to appreciating Jane Austen's body of work. Professor Duckworth understands Mansfield Park as underscoring the central uniting theme in Austen's work—her concept of the "estate" and its "improvement." The author illustrates Austen's connection to the values of Christian humanism, which she conveys through the uniting theme of estate improvement. According to Duckworth, the estate represents moral and social heritage, so the manner in which individuals seek to improve their estates in Jane Austen's novels represents the direction in which she saw the state and society moving. Finally, Duckworth underscores Austen's awareness of the importance of a society of individuals whose behavior is socially informed.
The Improvement of the Estate
Title | The Improvement of the Estate PDF eBook |
Author | Alistar M. Duckworth |
Publisher | |
Pages | 239 |
Release | 1974 |
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THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE ESTATE. A STUDY OF JANE AUSTEN'S NOVELS. VON ALISTAIR M. DUCKWORTH.
Title | THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE ESTATE. A STUDY OF JANE AUSTEN'S NOVELS. VON ALISTAIR M. DUCKWORTH. PDF eBook |
Author | Alistair M. Duckworth |
Publisher | |
Pages | 239 |
Release | 1971 |
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The Improvement of the Estate
Title | The Improvement of the Estate PDF eBook |
Author | Alistair M. Duckworth |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1020 |
Release | 1967 |
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Report Upon a Projected Improvement of the Estate of the College of California, at Berkeley, Near Oakland
Title | Report Upon a Projected Improvement of the Estate of the College of California, at Berkeley, Near Oakland PDF eBook |
Author | Olmsted and Vaux (Firm) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 42 |
Release | 1866 |
Genre | Landscape architecture |
ISBN |
The Improvement of the Moral Estate
Title | The Improvement of the Moral Estate PDF eBook |
Author | Lori K. Mehl |
Publisher | |
Pages | 368 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN |
Third Duke of Buccleuch and Adam Smith
Title | Third Duke of Buccleuch and Adam Smith PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Bonnyman |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Pages | 230 |
Release | 2014-07-16 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0748694692 |
The third duke of Buccleuch (17461812) presided over the management of one of Britain's largest landed estates during a period of profound agrarian, social and political change. Tutored by the philosopher Adam Smith, the duke was also a leading patron of the Scottish Enlightenment, lauded by the Edinburgh literati as an exemplar of patriotic nobility and civic virtue, while his alliance with Henry Dundas dominated Scottish politics for almost 40 years. Combining the approaches of intellectual, economic and agrarian history, this book examines the life and career of the third duke, focusing in particular on his relationship with Adam Smith and the improvement of his vast Border estates, assessing the influence of Enlightenment thought on agricultural revolution. In its exploration of the cultural as well as the economic roots of Improvement and in its assessment of a previously unappreciated aspect of Smith's career, this book has appeal for both specialist scholars and general readers interested in the Scottish Enlightenment and the culture of Improvement in 18th-century Scotland.