Language In Clarissa, Evelina And Pride And Prejudice
Language In Clarissa, Evelina And Pride And Prejudice Language In Clarissa, Evelina And Pride And Prejudice
her, or they silence characters around her who could save her great pain and misery, and even, sometimes, forestall her death. Each chapter of this study begins with the examination of the author's relationship to inheritance law. Those authors had strong opinions about, or direct experience with, inheritance practices and strict settlement, specifically. Richardson, as a master printer, published the Journals of the House of Commons, and his intimate relationship with many members of the House gave him access to the discussions and debates surrounding many of the laws introduced and enacted regarding inheritance practices while he was the publisher. Burney and her family experienced the power of strict settlement in making marriages and taking away legacies. Burney' s stepsister and stepmother were involved in secret marriages rivaling any plot of Burney's novels. The family situation of Jane Austen is well documented. She spent all of her life on the edge of respectability, watching the benefits her brothers derived from inheritance practice and preferment and feeling personally the pinch of strict settlement gone awry. Each discussion makes it clear that the author incorporated the language and habits of inheritance
specifically to drive the plot. First, however, the modern reader must be acquainted with the practice and language of inheritance and strict settlement. Learning the Language of Inheritance England in the seventeenth century saw the rise of the novel, the burgeoning wealth of the merchant class and the beginning of strong, powerful political parties vying for control during the formation of a new, modern culture. The English Civil War influenced the direction and thinking of the succeeding culture. Among rapidly changing events and ideas, inheritance practice dramatically turned in favor of strict settlement (which is explained below), in part, due to the rising wealth of the merchant class and the power of the newly formed political parties. The novel, another new and dramatic change in communication, would be one of the eighteenth century's cultural developments affected by inheritance practice, its language and the changes it brought to society. What follows is a brief explanation of the influence of inheritance practice, which is necessary to understand its influence on the language of the novel. Recent
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specifically to drive the plot. First, however, the<br />
modern reader must be acquainted with the practice and<br />
language of inheritance and strict settlement.<br />
Learning the <strong>Language</strong> of <strong>In</strong>heritance<br />
England in the seventeenth century saw the rise of<br />
the novel, the burgeoning wealth of the merchant class<br />
and the beginning of strong, powerful political parties<br />
vying for control during the formation of a new, modern<br />
culture. The English Civil War influenced the direction<br />
and thinking of the succeeding culture. Among rapidly<br />
changing events and ideas, inheritance practice<br />
dramatically turned in favor of strict settlement (which<br />
is explained below), in part, due to the rising wealth of<br />
the merchant class and the power of the newly formed<br />
political parties. The novel, another new and dramatic<br />
change in communication, would be one of the eighteenth<br />
century's cultural developments affected by inheritance<br />
practice, its language and the changes it brought to<br />
society.<br />
What follows is a brief explanation of the influence<br />
of inheritance practice, which is necessary to understand<br />
its influence on the language of the novel. Recent
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