Card playing shows up in all of Jane Austen’s major novels but means different things at different times.
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Tag Archives: Pride and Prejudice
Imagine Lit Characters in Reality TV
Thursday I came across this enjoyable tweet from one Ross Danniel Bullen, who imagines a Victorian version of the House Hunters television show: Host: I— Henry James: I should like a kitchen whose concept is – how shall I conceive of it – not closed, not in some way occluded, but bright, agape, unrestrained as […]
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Austen: Standing Up to Harassers
Jane Austen has powerful lessons for those battling systemic sexism.
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Rightwing Evangelicals Bind with Briars
Studies show that college does not turn young people away from religion. In fact, literature and humanities courses can strengthen faith.
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On Reading Pride & Prejudice 100 Times
Teaching a classic too regularly can lead to its losing its luster for the teacher. I share how I keep that from happening.
Why the Alt-Right Austen Takeover Will Fail
The alt-right has tried to appropriate Jane Austen. Their readings are alternately hilarious and horrifying.
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Bannon: Deconstructionist or Con Man?
When Steve Bannon said that he plans to “deconstruct” the administrative state, it sounds vaguely impressive but maybe just be a pretentious way of saying that he’s planning on gumming up the works. A discussion of deconstruction is in order.
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Chelsea’s Books and Female Ambition
Chelsea Clinton revealed that she talked to her parents about Madeleine L’Engle’s “Wrinkle in Time” and watched the mini-series of “Pride and Prejudice” with her mother. Both feature strong heroines but also show these heroines to be confined to traditionally female roles.
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