Sense and Sensibility is a novel of manners and societal expectations. The story concerns two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood (Elinor representing “sense” and Marianne “sensibility”). Along with their mother and younger sister Margaret, they are left impoverished after the death of their father. The family is forced to move to a country cottage, offered to them by a generous relative. Before the move, Elinor forms an attachment to Edward Ferrars, and after the move, Marianne forms one for John Willoughby. These attachments lead to problems both personally and socially, and they must learn important lessons about themselves before resolutions can occur.
The novel was published in 1811 and was the first of Austen's works to be published, although it was originally printed under the pseudonym "A Lady."
《理智與情感》是一部關(guān)于禮儀和社會期望的小說。故事涉及兩姐妹，埃莉諾和瑪麗安·達什伍德（埃莉諾代表“感覺”，瑪麗安代表“感性”）。在父親去世后，他們與母親和妹妹瑪格麗特一起陷入貧困。這家人被迫搬到一個鄉(xiāng)村小屋，這是一位慷慨的親戚提供給他們的。搬家前，埃莉諾與愛德華·費拉斯建立了依戀關(guān)系，搬家后，瑪麗安與約翰·威洛比建立了依戀關(guān)系。這些依戀會導(dǎo)致個人和社會問題，他們必須先學習關(guān)于自己的重要課程，然后才能解決問題。
這部小說于 1811 年出版，是奧斯汀出版的第一部作品，盡管它最初是用筆名“一位女士”印刷的。
