"<i>Posture of reclining weakness</i>": Disability and the Courtship Narratives of Jane Austen's Novels
For years critics have noticed how Jane Austen uses a cold, a sore throat, a sprained ankle, or some other minor affliction (Watson 336) to further the plots of her novels. Although the recurring motif of illness appears to be nothing more than the recording of everyday trivialities, the frequent ap...
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University of Saskatchewan
2007
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| Online Access: | http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-04202007-162703/ |