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Romana Engleza, Anul al II lea, semestrul I

Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice

Topic: Pride and Prejudice opens with the famous assertion: It is a truly
acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of
a wife. Discuss the significance of marriage, and the woman status in the novel or
in any another novel by Austen of your choice.
Jane Austen was born in Steventon, England, in 1775. Pride and Prejudice was
written at first under the name of First Impressions between 1796 and 1797. The
manuscript was rejected by the editors, and the author started to make a revision
which was finished in 1809. In 1813, the book was published and it had a real
success.
The novel begins with the famous first line: It is a truly acknowledged, that a single
man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife even though the
author concentrates on the female characters so there is a contradiction from the
beginning. The major themes presented in the novel are marriage and social class
beside of the other themes represented by love and reputation.
On the other hand we find in the novel the theme of the woman status.