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

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Bettina Pedersen

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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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Combe Magna

Posted by Rachel Kang on Saturday, September 24, 2022 - 15:01

Combe Magna is the residence of Mr.Willoughby which is said to have an income of £700 annually. It is described as about 30 miles away from Cleveland, the residence of the Palmers. When Willougby is disinherited by his aunt, Mrs.Smith, he seeks out a rich wife so that he can obtain the funds to maintain his lifestyle. He ends up marrying Sophia Grey who has an inheritance of £50,000. Consequently, they spend their honeymoon at Combe Magna, which is also where he's staying when he comes to call on Elinor and Marianne during the latter's illness, and comes to call and try to explain his previous behavior. 

Austen, Jane, and Kathleen Viola James-Cavan. Sense and Sensibility. Broadview Press, 2001.

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Conduit Street

Posted by Jennifer Dougherty on Saturday, September 24, 2022 - 14:59

Conduit Street is where Sir John and Lady Middleton reside, along with their family, when they're in town. After Marianne, Elinor, and Mrs. Jennings arrive in London, they are invited to attend a ball at the Middleton's town house. At this ball, Marianne confronts Willoughby and Willoughby denies her affections and any romantic connection. This begins the long process of Marianne's heartbreak and perhaps the beginning of the climax of Marianne's storyline. Willoughby's behavior and denial of their romance crushes Marianne's heart and idyllic and picturesque view of the world. This is the first step of her journey to maturity and embracing sense rather than sensiblity. 

Austen, Jane, and Kathleen Viola James-Cavan. Sense and Sensibility. Broadview Press, 2001.

Chronology Entry

Birth of Cassandra

Posted by Lesslye Aparicio on Friday, September 23, 2022 - 02:08
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Moving to Seventon

Posted by Lesslye Aparicio on Friday, September 23, 2022 - 01:54
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Cleveland

Posted by Verinia Gillebaard on Friday, September 23, 2022 - 01:10

The Somersetshire home of Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Jennings’s other daughter, that serves as a convenient stopover for Elinor and Marianne on their return from London to Barton Cottage. Here, primarily from self-neglect, Marianne contracts an infectious fever, giving Colonel Brandon the chance to serve her by going after her mother. A drunken Willoughby appears, having heard that Marianne is dying, to beg her forgiveness for his marrying for money and to insist that he loves only her. Marianne recovers and comes to appreciate Colonel Brandon’s devotion.

Chicago Public Library. “Places: Sense and Sensibility.” WikiSummaries, 15 Dec. 2021, wikisummaries.org/sense-and-sensibility-places.

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Berkeley Street

Posted by Verinia Gillebaard on Friday, September 23, 2022 - 01:07

Exclusive London neighborhood where Elinor and Marianne are the guests of Mrs. Jennings, Lady Middleton’s mother, for an extended winter visit. At a party there, Marianne is stunned by the appearance of her former lover, Willoughby, and his efforts to snub her.

Chicago Public Library. “Places: Sense and Sensibility.” WikiSummaries, 15 Dec. 2021, wikisummaries.org/sense-and-sensibility-places.

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London

Posted by Verinia Gillebaard on Friday, September 23, 2022 - 01:04

The Lady's Magazine; or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex, Appropriated Solely to Their Use and Amusement, was an early British women's magazine published monthly from 1770 until 1847. Priced at sixpence per copy, it began publication in August 1770 by the London bookseller John Coote and the publisher John Wheble. It featured articles on fiction, poetry, fashion, music, and social gossip and was, according to the Victoria and Albert Museum, "the first woman's magazine to...

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Chronology Entry

Lady's Monthly Magazine

Posted by Verinia Gillebaard on Friday, September 23, 2022 - 00:55
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Romantic Poetry

Posted by Verinia Gillebaard on Friday, September 23, 2022 - 00:50
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Combe Magna

Posted by Rachel Kang on Friday, September 23, 2022 - 00:29

Combe Magna is the estate of Willoughby that resides in Somerset. Following his disinheritance from his aunt, Mrs.Smith, that remains his only source of income. Unhappy with his economic state, he marries a woman, Miss Grey who has a fortune of £50,000. Combe Magna is said to be about 30 miles from Cleveland, the estate of Mr. and Mrs.Palmer (nee Jennings). When Marianne falls ill at Cleveland, Willoughby, who had been staying there, comes to visit and explain himself to Elinor. During their conversation, he tells her that he and the new Mrs.Willoughby (nee Grey) spent their honeymoon at Combe Magna. 

Austen, Jane, and Kathleen Viola James-Cavan. Sense and Sensibility. Broadview Press, 2001.

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