marriage to secure social standing & economic security
Austen’s works - Sense and Sensibility
1. Sense and Sensibility <1811>
First published work.
Written in novel-in-letters in draft.
Change the form to a narrative and the title to
Portrays the life and loves of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne.
2. Pride and Prejudice <1813>
Discovered" by the poet Henry Vaughan (Olor Iscanus)
Used "Orinda" as a pen-name
Wrote poetry principally to Mary Aubrey, her "Rosania“
After Mary's marriage Katharine's chief poetic "correspondent" became Anne Owen, or "Lucasia"
Poems by the Incomparable Mrs. K.P. (1664), which was withdrawn a few days after publication
Cotterell's "authorized" edition of the Poems appeared in
3. Changes in matchmaking market
Because of various economic crisises in a modernized society, people started preferring to economic stableness. As they pressed with time became aware of the needs to an efficient matchmaking service, matchmaking companies such as 'Duo' and 'Sunoo' have appeared.
Ⅱ. The main issue
1. Introduction of Duo
① Position of Duo
Duo is the market leader in
The international latin language (B.C. 75 – A.D. 1500) was replaced by the more civilized English language in the Middle Ages, though it defeated the Greek language. The latin was at the time barbaric and immoral, compared to the Dark language of English written in the Bible and the narrative and lyric literatures. The International English Language since A.D. 1000 has been developed into
Politeness principle,
Like Cooperative principle
Lakoff suggests,
Don’t impose
Give options
Make your receiver feel good
No immediate practical purpose
may be taken or left as the receiver wishes
There is no burden!
But,
literary texts
take up a great deal of time
⇒ burdensome!
Both keep and break the maxim,
‘Don’t impose