The Jane Austen Guide to Happily Ever After

by Kantor, Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9781596987845
• ISBN10: 1596987847
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-04-02
• Publisher: Regnery Pub

Summary

Kantor reveals how the examples of such Jane Austen heroines as Elizabeth Bennett, Elinor Dashwood, and Anne Elliot can help women navigate the modern-day minefields of dating, love, relationships, and sex.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Kantor is author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature and The Jane Austen Guide to Happily Ever After. She earned her Ph.D. in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.A. in philosophy from Catholic University of America. Kantor has taught English literature and written for publications ranging from National Review Online to the Boston Globe. An avid Jane Austen fan, she is happily married and lives with her husband and son in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Table of Contents

Introduction: What Do Women Really Want from Jane Austen?	p. ix
In Love, Look for Happiness	p. 1
DonÆt Fall for a False Idea of Love	p. 17
DonÆt Be a Tragic Heroine	p. 37
DonÆt Let Cynicism Steal Your Happy Ending	p. 53
Do Take Love Seriously	p. 65
ôRational Happinessö	p. 79
Work on All Your Relationships	p. 91
ôRight Conduct,ö ôSelf-Knowledge,ö and ôDelicacy towards the Feelings of Other Peopleö	p. 103
Friendship, the School of Love	p. 115
DonÆt Find Your Soul Mate	p. 125
Jane AustenÆs Skeleton Keys to a ManÆs Potential	p. 139
ôHe Had No Intentions at Allö	p. 159
Are We the Weaker Sex, after All?	p. 171
Men Who Are ôAfraid of Commitmentö	p. 191
The Real, Original ôRulesö	p. 213
Arrange Your Own Marriage-in the Most Pleasant Manner Possible	p. 235
Appendix: ôThe Jane Austen Guide to Happily Ever Afterö-Really?	p. 253
Acknowledgments	p. 267
Notes	p. 269
Index	p. 351
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