Tag Archives: Jane Austen

Mr. Collins and the Right’s War on Women

Rightwing attacks on reproductive rights have their antecedents in the moralistic judgments of Mr. Collins and Mary Bennet in “Pride and Prejudice.”

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Test Your Knowledge of Jane Austen

A quiz to test your knowledge of Jane Austen novels.

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Marianne’s Passion for Dead Leaves

In “Sense and Sensibility,” Austen gets us to reflect on the attractions and dangers of Nature.

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Austen, Moral Equivocation, and the NFL

My love of the NFL runs me up against some real moral quandaries. Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte would understand.

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Books about People Reading Books

Books about books give readers a sense that they are part of a larger community.

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Why the Wealthy Get Wealthier

Thomas Piketty turns to Jane Austen and HonorĂ© de Balzac to analyze “Capitalism in the 21st Century.”

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Austen on Bad Reasons for Getting Married

In “Pride and Prejudice” Jane Austen systematically explores bad reasons for getting married.

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Ask Jane: Advice for Lovers

“Pride and Prejudice” functions as a perceptive guide in how to develop a soul relationship.

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Elizabeth & Darcy, The Perfect Couple

An explanation as to why we thrill to the Elizabeth-Darcy relationship.

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