Reading the Goddess into Austen
eBook - PDF

Reading the Goddess into Austen

Austen's novels as spiritual journeys to the Goddess

  1. 36 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Reading the Goddess into Austen

Austen's novels as spiritual journeys to the Goddess

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Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. 1 Preface
  3. 2 Introduction
  4. 3 Providence
  5. 3.1 Definitions of Providence
  6. 3.2 ā€˜And they laughed- the immortal godsā€™
  7. 3.3 The Providence of God
  8. 3.4 ā€˜Hands that flung stars into space, to cruel nails surrenderedā€™13F
  9. 3.5 Jane Austenā€™s Providence
  10. 3.6 Problematic Endings
  11. 4 Romance and Realism: A Reading
  12. 4.1 Definitions
  13. 4.2 Excerpt ā€˜Persuasionā€™: a mini-story
  14. 4.3 Lady Russell: the Temptress
  15. 4.4 Inversion of Social Power Relations
  16. 4.5 The Matriarchal Vision
  17. 4.6 Negotiating Realism
  18. 5 The Religion of the Novel
  19. 5.1 The Origin of The Novel
  20. 5.2 The Trope of The Goddess
  21. 6 Austen and the Goddess
  22. 6.1 The Great Goddess
  23. 6.2 Representations: Looking at the Picture
  24. 7 Reading Austen as a Spiritual Experience
  25. 7.1 Identification
  26. 7.2 Identification and Devotional Prayer
  27. 7.3 A Replacement for Religion
  28. 8 Practising Mysteries
  29. 9 Conclusion
  30. 10 References