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Tag Archives: Northanger Abbey
Austen Has Some of Lit’s Best Mean Girls
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Cat's Eye, Charlotte Bronte, Emma, Jane Austen, Jane Eyre, Mean Girls, 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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The Dangers of Emotional Identification
In which I push back against an article warning about emotional identification with literary characters.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Age of Sensibility, Anne Radcliffe, Goethe, Hannah Arendt, Homer, Iliad, Jane Austen, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Namwali Serpell, Sense and Sensibility, Sorrows of Young Werther Comments closed
Jane Austen Explains Mansplaining
Jane Austen understood mansplaining very well. “Northanger Abbey” provides a case study.
Austenland, a Game for Janeites
At the end of each fall semester, we have a “fall festival” where the first year seminar students present a project to the community that shares some of what they have learned. This year my Jane Austen class invented a board game for the occasion, which they are calling Austenland. In the past, my Austen […]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Emma, Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility Comments closed
Inviting Jane into Your Life
Once again Jane Austen has stepped into the lives of my students and enriched their lives immeasurably.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Emma, Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility Comments closed
Who is the Worst Rake in Jane Austen?
A ranking of jane Austen’s rakes. Who is the most objectionable?
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Emma, George IV, Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Prince Regent, rake culture, Regency period, Sense and Sensibility Comments closed
Dark Doubles in Jane Austen
Of all Jane Austen’s novels, “Emma” may gives us the most interesting character study.
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