ENG323H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Conduct Book, Didacticism, Antinovel
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Readers: novel"s relationship to didacticism what it was supposed to teach the, shame portrayed in the novel and in novel writing/reading itself, evelina"s relationship to satire and satiric. Reviewer talks about hannah moore who seems to write an anti-novel. Didacticism (idea that there could be such a thing that reads you a: using the novel as a vehicle of education (to teach a lesson) Major indication of austen"s relationship to didacticism. Evelina is burney"s second book; the first writing is about evelina"s. Burney wrote the novel in secret from her father (he also wrote and mother (because she had an unappreciative step-mother) her job as an unmarried daughter living with him was to copy his own writings) She seems to be telling the reviewers how to do their jobs: signs that she"s reminding them of their powerlessness (they"re, humble and assertive at the same time serving the public)
