Why “Emma” is my favorite Austen novel. It all has to do with Mrs. Elton, Emma’s double.
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Why Emma Is My Favorite Austen Novel
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Early Scenes from a Marriage
My memoir continued, this time looking at my relationship with Julia during our grad school years in Atlanta.
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Trump as Mrs. Elton and Ozymandias
Trump’s vulgar tarting up of the White House brings to mind Mrs. Elton’s lack of class in “Emma.” And then there’s his resemblance to Ozymandias.
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An Iranian Hostage Recalls Tolstoy
In which one of the 1980 Iranian hostages explains why “War and Peace” meant so much to him at the time.
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Austen: Romance without Words
Jane Austen never directly reports a protagonist saying “yes” to a marriage proposal. For Valentine’s Day, I explore why.
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Our Round of Austen-Like Visitations
Julia and I spent the last week in a series of visits such as one encounters in Jane Austen novels.
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Burns on December (and Austen on Burns)
In “Thou Gloomy December,” Burns mourns a sad parting. While I enjoy Burns, I also enjoy Austen’s satiric takedown of the poet in “Sanditon.”
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Austen’s Revolutionary Style
Austen may have innovated a way to blend satire with romance as a way to protect us from heartbreak.
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