Pride and Prejudice | Criticism

This literature criticism consists of approximately 25 pages of analysis & critique of Pride and Prejudice.
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Pride and Prejudice | Criticism

This literature criticism consists of approximately 25 pages of analysis & critique of Pride and Prejudice.
This section contains 7,029 words
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SOURCE: Reilly, Susan. “‘A Nobler Fall of Ground’: Nation and Narration in Pride and Prejudice.Symbiosis 4.1 (April 2000): 19-34.

In the following essay, Reilly stresses that, through her portrayal of the ideal and picturesque private estate at Pemberley, Austen reinforces English nationalism and decries the “dangerous enthusiasms of New World democratic ideals.”

Elizabeth, as they drove along, watched for the first appearance of Pemberley Woods with some perturbation; and when at length they turned in at the lodge, her spirits were in a high flutter. The park was very large, and contained great variety of ground. They entered it at one of its lowest points, and drove for some time through a beautiful wood, stretching over a wide extent. Elizabeth's mind was too full for conversation, but she saw and admired every remarkable spot and point of view. They gradually ascended for half a mile, and then found themselves...

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