The Life and Works of Jane Austen

Clerks, Clergy, and Other Men's Professions (1x15)

Data emisji: Sty 29, 2021

Look at Austen’s heroes and other men that populate her stories, and examine the professions available to well-born men of her day, especially in the clergy, the law, the military, and medicine. Although social class might dictate what kinds of labor were considered most acceptable for men, Austen considered employment and activity—as opposed to wealthy indolence—essential to good character, as you will see in this lesson.