Jane Austen Gamers and Performers

Postgraduate English: A Journal and Forum for Postgraduates in English (UK)

Po-Yu Rick Wei

关键词: Jane Austen;    Gaming;    Performance;   

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: University of Durham

【 摘 要 】

This article examines two motifs, gaming and theatrical performance, in Jane Austen novels. Austen shows moral concerns regarding these two social activities: she opposes obsessive gaming and the pretentiousness of dramatic performances. In Pride and Prejudice she employs card games as metaphors for different personalities, and later in Emma she portrays game players as highly dramatic actors. Gamers are therefore also performers in these novels because both gaming and performances are related to duplicity. Through the examination of Austen representations of gamers and performers one sees how Austen sharpens her ideas and moral judgments.

【 授权许可】

CC BY