Concept of education in the novel “pride and prejudice” by jane austen

Аннотация

The books of the writer Jane Austen are recognized as masterpieces of British prose. Certainly, female education and its shortcomings are the most recurring themes in all Jane Austen’s works. The findings of this study can help readers to perceive the women‘s education in England on the border of XVIII-XIX centuries as depicted in Jane Austen‘s realistic novel “Pride and Prejudice”. The attention is focused on the attitude of society to women’s education. The article analyzes the educational demands of the gentry of the period to their daughters’ and sons education according to their future role in society. The author defines the basic educational practices implemented in home schooling and in other alternative forms of education for girls, for example in boarding schools. The author also considers Jane Austen‘s own educational experience in her childhood.