ITALIAN R5B Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Ann Radcliffe
21 May 2018
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#13 2/16 Friday
Although in Austen’s society portray marriage as the man’s romantic desires that should
reciprocate the woman’s
Actually it is a cover for the otherwise naked mercenary nature of marriages
Because many families are driven by economic needs that limit the woman’s freedom of choice.
Themes:
● Sensibility
● Marriage
● Authority
● Desire
● Nature
● Forbidden love
● Family secrets
● Darkness
● Passion
● Vengeance
● Autonomy
● Fear
● Deception
● Betrayal
Motifs:
● Veil
● Subterranean passages
● Light
For Wednesday
● Read Ann Radcliffe, A Sicilian Romance, Chapter IV (pp. 71-88)
● If your group didn't finish step 4 of today's Thematic Questions and Close Reading
Workshop (formulating an interpretive question based on the passage you chose to
analyze), please do so as homework
● Complete the Paper 1 Pre-Writing Exercise (following the 5 steps on the Paper 1
Assignment handout) and bring two printed copies to class
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Document Summary
Although in austen"s society portray marriage as the man"s romantic desires that should reciprocate the woman"s. Actually it is a cover for the otherwise naked mercenary nature of marriages. Because many families are driven by economic needs that limit the woman"s freedom of choice. Read ann radcliffe, a sicilian romance, chapter iv (pp. If your group didn"t finish step 4 of today"s thematic questions and close reading. Workshop (formulating an interpretive question based on the passage you chose to analyze), please do so as homework. Complete the paper 1 pre-writing exercise (following the 5 steps on the paper 1.
