Radically democratic political club of the French Revolution
Today> Any extreme political radical
Foundation
- Estates-General of 1789
Rapid Growth
The Reign of Terror
“To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is barbarity. “
English Jacobins
- English Supporters of the French Revolution- Edmund Burke, “Reflections on the Revolution in France and
Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen - (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817)
Romantic fiction
Landed gentry
Realism – biting irony & social commentary
Constant support from family
Epistolary novel
18th century ~ 19th century
Dependence of women on marriage to secure social standing & economic security
Austen’s works - Sense and Sensibility
1. Sense and Sensib
romantics, failed American Literature.
Youre serious?
- Yeah. - Well, way to go.
- How did you do that? - I blew the test, Ellen.
Brian.
Did you tell Dad?
No.
Just cause Im failing doesnt make me a moron.
Yoo-hoo! Hi!
- There she is. - Hi, Mom.
Your dads not here. The coast is clear. Gimme! Gimme!
Gimme! Hi, Jules.
Hi.
- Hi. You too. - Good to see you.
- Let me get your... - Oh, no, no, no. I got
novels has delighted readers since its publication.
A humorous portrayal of the social atmosphere of late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century England
It is principally concerned with courtship rituals of the English gentry.
The novel is much more than a comedic love story
Through Austens subtle and ironic style, it addresses economic, political, feminist, sociological, and philosophical the
romantic soul mate kind of love, to the agape kind of unconditional love, its the full gamut. Dramas are created in order for us to play out different sides of ourselves.
In short, movies are so popular because many can escape into the world of fantasy and live vicariously through the characters and in doing so, work out different feelings and emotions that they may not have the opportunity to do