Aging Faces and Gowland’s Lotion in Austen’s Persuasion (1817)
Sir Walter Elliot, a conceited aristocrat in Jane Austen’s Persuasion (1817), takes it as a personal affront when he sees an aging face. For him, an aging face is a physical manifestation of one’s lowly breed. In his obsession with youthful and “superior” looks, the concept of aging is explicitly e...
Main Author: | June Oh |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Royal Danish Library
2021-01-01
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Series: | Age, Culture, Humanities |
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Online Access: | https://tidsskrift.dk/ageculturehumanities/article/view/130862 |
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