Respecting Emotion
Respecting Emotion
Austen's Gratitude
Chapter Four explores the dynamics of giving and receiving and Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The novel has generally been understood to either fulfill or betray the promise of a perfect union of love and respect between romantic partners. This chapter attends to the range of powerful, non-reciprocal emotions that run counter to an ethics of mutuality in the novel, showing how gratitude and humility engender intimacy.
Keywords: emotion, gratitude, respect, reciprocity, intimacy
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