ABSTRACT
Between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries when Classicism had came to an end and
Romanticism had just started, Jane Austen wrote her famous, fabulous and funny novels. All of them
are known as sentimental novels. On the other hand, they are not only romances, but also detailed
description of English society in the nineteenth century. According to Burgess, influenced the Age of
Reason (Burgess 2003: 173). What is more, it is said that the nineteenth century novels replaced
romances easily because they still had the general structure of the romances. Like in a romance, Austen
connected the main plot with love affairs. In accordance with the statement of Burgess, her books mixed
romantic and classical features (Burgess 2003: 174). This style of writing gave her the popularity of a
unique writer who tried to present some a part of the English society, especially the issues connected
with women`s life. Mostly she skipped political and historical events and focused on people and their
everyday life and love affairs. Human dilemmas were the priority for her. Another important issue was
a depiction of the character`s lives in novels. Austen mostly used comical and funny dialogs, tricky
plots, and happy endings.
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