LIT 4046 Romantic Literature: Austen (Fall 22 PLNU) Dashboard

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This is the COVE Editions group for our LIT 4046 Romantic Literature (Fall 22) class. This is the place where we will build our novel maps and Austen timeline.

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Camden-place, Bath

Posted by Emma Peters on Sunday, December 4, 2022 - 23:54

Camden Place is on the northern slopes of the city of Bath and is raised above the level of the road on a steep terrace walk outside of the city center. Sir Eliot and Elizabeth choose to live in a grand home in this part of the city, and Sir Eliot prides himself in the house being a, "lofty dignified situation", as this part of town was considered to be for those of higher wealth and status. Mr. Eliot tries to win back the trust of the family by calling in to Camden Place multiple times, which was significant because Camden Place was well out of the way of the direct routes of the main streets of the city, and the ascent to Camden-place was pretty steep. 

Nattress, Laurel Ann. “Dignified Situation.” Austenprose, Laurel Ann Nattress, 8 Dec. 2007, https://austenprose.com/2007/12/07/dignified-situation/.

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Lyme, England

Posted by Emma Peters on Sunday, December 4, 2022 - 23:34

Lyme is a historic seaside resort  that is at the mouth of the river Lym in the county of Dorset. It's existence depends on the Cobb, which is a small artifical harbor that allowed Lyme to become a shipbuilding center and port. Lyme is the town that the Harville's live in, and is where Charles, Mary, Anne, Henrietta, Louisa, and Captain Wentworth visit after Wentworth receives an invitation from Captain Harville. The narrator describes the charming and picturesque nature of the town stating, "the principal street almost hurrying into the water, the walk to the Cobb, skirting round the pleasant little bay, which, in the season, is animated with bathing machines and company; the Cobb itself, its old wonders and new improvements, with the very beautiful line of cliffs stretching out to the east of the town, are what the stranger's eye will seek; and a very strange stranger it must be, who does not see charms in the immediate environs of Lyme, to make him wish to know it better" (...

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The Sound (English Channel)

Posted by Meghan Coley on Sunday, December 4, 2022 - 20:42

The Sound is described within the footnote on page 99 of Persuasion as "the sheltered inlet leading from the English Channel into Plymouth Harbour" (Austen). This location is mentioned by Captain Wentworth when he is detailing his sailing experience, specifically aboard his beloved "Asp" (98). Wentworth mentions that he had been "in the Sound" (99), most likely meaning his ship had been traveling in its sort of in-between space. Wentworth mentions getting caught in a "gale" (99), revealing the possibility of his not surviving such a vicious storm, as the story causes Anne Elliot to experience "shudderings" which "were to herself, alone" (99). The general weather of the English Channel by today's standards is "[o]ften, but especially from October to April... cloudy, chilly, and wet, with strong winds and poor visibility. At other times, it is fair and dry, with light winds and good visibility" (Wooldridge & Everard). 

Austen, Jane, and Linda Bree. Persuasion...

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Michaelmas

Posted by Meghan Coley on Sunday, December 4, 2022 - 20:28
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Queen Square, Bath

Posted by Meghan Coley on Sunday, December 4, 2022 - 20:10

Queen Square was, at one point in time, considered one of the more prestigious, socially high-end areas of the already high-end city of Bath. It was built between 1728-35 by "John Wood" ("Queen Square in Bath, England."), and grew in general popularity quickly. Clues in the dialogue of Persuasion suggest to readers that Queen Square eventually lost its prestige, as Louisa comments on how she wishes to be "in a good situation" (Austen 79) if the Musgrove family were to visit Bath in the winter, and that Queen Square would not live up to her standards. Austen stayed in No. 13 Queen Square in 1799, at which point the area was most likely still highly regarded. Her brother Edward utilized the spa rooms and other health treatments instrumental to Bath's appeal during this visit.

 

Austen, Jane, and Linda Bree. Persuasion. Broadview Press, 2004.

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Somersetshire

Posted by Meghan Coley on Sunday, December 4, 2022 - 19:41

Somersetshire is located in southwest England, specifically the southern county. It exists as a primarily rural area, which explains why the beginning of the fictional landscape of Persuasion details country houses set in this area of England. The novel eventually sees its characters leave the country to traipse around Bath, which is technically in the more northeast area of Somerset (aka Somersetshire). Today, this county is still relatively small in comparison to other, more bustling English counties. 

Shmoop Editorial Team. “Persuasion Setting.” Shmoop, Shmoop University, 11 Nov. 2008, https://www.shmoop.com/study-guides/literature/persuasion/analysis/setti....

 

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Jane Austen visits Carolton House

Posted by Meghan Coley on Sunday, December 4, 2022 - 19:30
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Chawton, Hampshire 1809

Posted by Samantha Rey on Sunday, December 4, 2022 - 17:24

Chawton is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. This village is also the famous home of Jane Austen for the last eight years of her life. Chawton is where Austen would have written Persuasion, which she started in 1815. 

Vic. "A Drive through Chawton Village." Jane Austen's World. 25 May, 2013. https://janeaustensworld.com/2013/05/25/a-drive-through-chawton-village/. Accessed 4 December, 2022. 

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Bath, Theatre Royal 1805

Posted by Samantha Rey on Sunday, December 4, 2022 - 16:59

The Theatre Royal was built in 1805 in Bath, England to replace the Old Orchard Street Theatre. The building was designed by George Dance the Younger. In Persuasion, Charles invites his extended family to join him for a night a the theater: "I have been to the theatre, and secured a box for to-morrow night. A'n't I a good boy? I know you love a play; and there is room for us all" (Austen 233-234). Though he does not directly name the Theater Royal, it can be assumed that he was referring to this theater. 

"Theatre Royal Bath." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_Royal,_Bath#:~:text=The%20Theatre%.... Accessed 4 December 2022. 

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Elba

Posted by Meghan Coley on Saturday, December 3, 2022 - 15:28

Elba is an island in Italy located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off Italy's western coastline. This island is now technically a part of the Italian region of Tuscany. This specific 86-square-mile island is relevant to Jane Austen's Persuasion in its connection to Napoleon. The character Mr. Shepherd from this novel mentions Elba in connection to "This peace" (57). The peace he speaks of is a result of Napoleon being abdicated in 1814 and subsequently exiled to the island of Elba between 1814-1815; he arrived on the island on May 4. The footnote on this page of our Broadview version interestingly states that Jane Austen would have known that Napoleon escaped from this place of exile in March 1815, though the book's characters are none the wiser. This footnote also takes into consideration that Napoleon was ultimately bested in June of that same year. Though exiled, Napoleon still possessed a limited amount of power, essentially ruling the island as an "independent principality"...

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