Context & Writer's Techniques (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Dates of the Regency period
Dates of the Regency period
1811 to 1820
When Austen wrote Persuasion
When Austen wrote Persuasion
1815-1816
When & how Napoleonic Wars ended
When & how Napoleonic Wars ended
1815, Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo
Austen's signature narrative technique in Persuasion
Austen's signature narrative technique in Persuasion
Free indirect discourse (FID)
What defines Sir Walter Elliot's character
What defines Sir Walter Elliot's character
Vanity was the beginning and the end
Anne Elliot's age when story begins
Anne Elliot's age when story begins
Twenty-seven
What Kellynch Hall symbolises
What Kellynch Hall symbolises
Rigid class pride, stagnation, declining aristocracy
What Bath represents in the novel
What Bath represents in the novel
Social display, vanity, and pretension
Famous phrase from Wentworth's letter
Famous phrase from Wentworth's letter
You pierce my soul!
What Louisa's fall symbolises
What Louisa's fall symbolises
Danger of excessive stubbornness/firmness