Women Writing Culture In Jane Austen's Works

Jane Austen has a special and honored place in the center of the great tradition of the English novel. Although her works are frequently considered as concerning the trivializing domesticity, readers of her novels for generations continually make fresh discoveries about the world depicted in her fictions and are gradually aware of the profound significance hidden behind Austen's triviality.Anthropology is the study of man which should be objective and scientific. While with the thought of "post-conditions" becoming popular, the border of various disciplines becomes vague and then the combination between anthropology and literature turns up. Literary anthropology attracts more and more scholars' attention. However, the research on how to put the theory of literary anthropology into practice is still rare. The thesis will study Jane Austen's works in the field of anthropology and interdisciplinary research will be the methodology.In modern times, feminist anthropologist begins to play an increasingly important role in the academic field. The thesis will study Jane Austen's works through taking her as a feminist anthropologist in order to find out the feminist ideas in her works and further explore a wide range of visions of women writing culture.