... novels; Sentimental novels; Novels of character; Novels of manners [In the following excerpt, Hirsch explains the significant role shame and self-esteem play in the life of Elizabeth and her relationships with others.] Elizabeth Bennet's great moment of psychological insight in Pride and Prejudice comes soon after she reads Darcy's letter: She grew absolutely ashamed of herself. Of neither Darcy nor Wickham could she ... is also frequently evident on an emotional level, without an inordinate reliance on abstract psychological metatheory. These new, affect-based studies can be particularly...

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... . These examples are quite different from Austen's use of male characters in Pride and Prejudice. Rather than men flaunting their freedom and authority over women, we find men fighting for some recognition of importance in Northanger Abbey. While using a straightforward and covert approach in Pride and Prejudice, Austen switches to a subtler and sardonic tactic in Northanger Abbey. Mulvey notes that women, on the other hand, take on the passive scopophilic ... role by being displayed and finding pleasure in receiving the gaze of men. There are plenty of women in both Pride and Prejudice ...

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