In which I compare Austen’s Marianne and Willoughby to Dante’s Paulo and Francesca.
Tag Archives: Jane Austen
Eternally Damned after Reading a Book
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Lit Steels Spines in Face of Pressure
One answer to how Austen’s Fanny Price resists the unrelenting family pressure to marry Crawford: she has read Richardson’s “Clarissa.”
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The Delicacy of Dealing with In-Laws
Family relations regarding in-laws are almost always delicate. Austen captures some of the challenges in “Persuasion.”
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Austen’s Mixed Feelings about Gothics
An exploration of Jane Austen’s mixed feelings about the gothic–and about lightweight lit.
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Austen Has Some of Lit’s Best Mean Girls
I survey the meaning of some of my favorite literary mean girls.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Cat's Eye, Charlotte Bronte, Emma, Jane Eyre, Mean Girls, Northanger Abbey, Pride and Prejudice, Robber Bride, Sense and Sensibility Comments closed
Looking for Non-Existent Voter Fraud
Trump loves conspiracy theories. So, until she sees the light, does Catherine Morland in “Northanger Abbey.”
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Austen-Like Dating During Covid
Covid is disrupting our dating lives but may as a result have an up-side. Kundera, John Fowles, and Jane Austen explain.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged COVID-19, French Lieutenant's Woman, John Fowles, Milan Kundera, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Relationships, sexuality, Slowness Comments closed
