The Analysis of Regency Etiquette Reflected in Jane Austen's Novels

Abstract

Etiquette in England is interesting to be analyzed, because England has several periods and different manners along with the country development. One of them is Regency period. It had some manners that reflected in Jane Austen’s novels. This research aims to identify types of etiquettes in the Jane Austen’s novels; describe the etiquettes that reflected in the Jane Austen’s novels; and reveal the underlying reason why Jane Austen addressed the etiquettes in the novels. This study is qualitative research which the researcher uses narrative research to analyze the works. The data of the research are the etiquette in the Jane Austen’s novels: Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1815), Northanger Abbey (1818), and Persuasion (1818) novels. The technique of data collection is done through documentation of library research. After all data have been collected, then analyze the data used descriptive analysis. The finding of this research isfound five etiquettes reflected in all of the six novels. Those etiquettes are visiting manners, speaking manners, party and balls, dressing manners, and table manners found in all of the six novels. The social rules did apply to both ladies and gentlemen, and touched upon almost every area of daily life.