SenseandSensibilitywasthefirstnovelJaneAustenpublished.Ittellsusthenecessityoffindingaworkablemiddlegroundbetweenpassionandreason.ThestoryrevolvesaroundtheDashwoodsisters,ElinorandMarianne.Whereastheformerisasensible,rationalcreature,heryoungersisteriswildlyromantic.ThoughMarianne'sdisregardforsocialconventionsandwillingnesstoconsidertheworldwell-lostforlovemayappealtomodernreaders,itisElinorwhomAustenherselfmostevidentlyadmired；atrulyhappymarriage,sheshowsus,existsonlywheresenseandsensibilitymeetandmixinpropermeasure.

　　理智与情感是简奥斯汀出版的第一本小说.它告诉我们：在激情与理性之间必须找到一种可行的中间地带.故事围绕Dashwood姐妹,埃利诺和玛丽安,前者是明智的,理性的人,她的妹妹是疯狂浪漫的.虽然玛丽安无视社会公约,想要让现代读者知道世界上的失去爱情也可发生在他们身上,埃利诺明显是奥斯丁本人最钦佩的;一个真正幸福的婚姻,她告诉我们,只有理性与感性满足并以适当的方式混合时才存在