Jane Austen's philosophy of the virtues /
Emsley, Sarah Baxter,1973-
New York ; Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan,
2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-193) and index.
How should I Live My Life? -- The Virtues According to Aristotle, Aquinas, and Austen -- Propriety's Claims on Prudence in Lady Susan and Northanger Abbey -- Sense and Sensibility: 'Know Your Own Happiness' -- Pride and Prejudice and the Beauty of Justice -- Fanny Price and the Contemplative Life -- Learning the Art of Charity in Emma -- Balancing the Virtues in Persuasion -- After Austen.
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
Women and literature
Didactic fiction, English
Moral conditions in literature.
Virtues in literature.
Ethics in literature.
Virtue in literature.