Morals, Values and Ethics in the Novels of Jane Austen

Authors

  • Dr. Ashima Pandey Assistant Professor, University Institute of Liberal Arts, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab

Keywords:

Jane Austen, literature, values, morals;, ethics;, virtue

Abstract

The role of the literary artists in shaping the public opinion is vital and their writings exhibit the moral, the religious and the ethical trends which purposely lay sound foundations of any society. The English novel is concerned immensely with standards of conduct and informed often with profoundly moral purposes. Literature has an important but indirect role in moral education, it helps readers develop and practice the central ethical skill of empathizing with other peoples’ lives and perspectives. The focus of study of this research paper is an attempt to consider the moral and ethical issues in Jane Austen’s fiction.

Author Biography

Dr. Ashima Pandey, Assistant Professor, University Institute of Liberal Arts, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab

Ashima Pandey has worked on Ethical Dilemma in Selected Works of John le Carré for her Ph.D. She has a teaching experience of six years. She has done Post Graduate Certificate Teaching of English (PGCTE) from English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) Hyderabad, and a course of Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language (TEFL /TESOL) certification from Asian College of Teacher, Mumbai.

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Published

01.07.2020

How to Cite

Dr. Ashima Pandey. (2020). Morals, Values and Ethics in the Novels of Jane Austen. Journal of Teaching and Research in English Literature, 11(3), 17–22. Retrieved from https://journals.eltai.in/index.php/jtrel/article/view/31

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2020): July

Section

Research Articles

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