In my student’s eyes, there’s no contradiction between Austen the satirist and Austen the romance writer.
Tag Archives: Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen: Feminine AND Feministy
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Jane Austen Has Something for Everyone
No two students respond to Jane Austen the same.
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For Core Standards, More Lit, Not Less
The Common Core State Standards deemphasize literature. In fact, we need more literature taught.
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Austen vs. Common Core State Standards
To excite students, teach good writing–not writing that torments.
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Serving Students a Jane Austen High Tea
Serving my students a Jane Austen high tea made the novels come alive.
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Austen, Gothic Horrors, and Husbands
The 2007 Masterpiece Theater version of “Northanger Abbey” plugs into themes uncovered by 20th century feminists.
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Reading for Fun, the Best Education
In “Northanger Abbey,” Jane Austen advocates the ideal way to raise one’s kids: encourage them to read good literature and they will learn the life lessons that they need.
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Ask Jane: Expert Relationship Advice
“My idea of good company,” says Anne Elliot in Jane Austen’s Persuasion, “is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation.” To which her cousin replies, “That is not good company, that is the best.” I feel that I have emerged from the best of company as my Jane Austen […]
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Regency Teens, Same Issues as Today
Seldom have I enjoyed a course more than my current first year seminar on Jane Austen—specifically “Jane Austen and the Challenges of Being a Regency Teenager.” The title of the course isn’t historically accurate since young men and women in the early 19th century didn’t think of themselves as teenagers. Adolescence wasn’t as prolonged as […]
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