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Jane Austen (1775-1817); The only important female author in the 18-19th century The first writer who examines women’s position and their problems in the society ;Life ;The Austens were moderately well off. They kept a carriage and pair双驾马车 and ‘enjoyed … some of the considerations usually awarded to landed proprietors土地所有者’. The household was lively and bookish. The family also enjoyed writing and performing plays for evening entertainment. When young she went to balls and picnics, and paid visits like any other girl of her class. Once, it seems, she may have been seriously in love, but the man died. She never married. ;Jane Austen （1775～1817）;;Jane Austen’s Quotes.;Pride and Prejudice 1796 (Pub. 1813) Sense and Sensibility 1797 (Pub. 1811) Northhanger Abbey 1798 (Pub. 1818) Mansfield Park (Pub. 1814) Emma (Pub. 1815) Persuasion (Pub. 1818) ; 摄政式风格——时尚历史;The Regency Period 摄政时期;1811—1820年 摄政时期1811年约翰·纳什（John Nash）开始实施中伦敦的改进措施，绝大多数古典风格的建筑都在这一期间建造。其中包括横贯伦敦城的皇家哩路（The Royal Mile）,皇家哩路的中心地带就是摄政街（Regent Street），摄政街的尽头是宽广的摄政王公园（Regents Park），这里很多地方还保存着遗留下来的古典风格的艺术作品。人们称1811年—1820年的这段时间为摄政时期（The Regency）。;Regency social manners were all politeness and gentility. There was protocol for every social interaction. The social hierarchy was the core of everything, and everyone knew their place, whether they agreed with it or not.? Women largely did not inherit wealth, nor were they openly allowed to find their own means; so marriage was one of the few options she had to secure a comfortable future.? A marriage based on love was rarely an option for a Regency woman, income was the first consideration.? It is probably why this period yielded some of the best literary romance available today.;Dances figure prominently in Jane Austen’s novels. Whether performed in public assembly rooms or in private, dances offered social opportunities for young people to mix and mingle and converse in an acceptable fashion. In an era when a young lady of good breeding was strictl