Once again Jane Austen has stepped into the lives of my students and enriched their lives immeasurably.
Tag Archives: Sense and Sensibility
Inviting Jane into Your Life
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Who is the Worst Rake in Jane Austen?
A ranking of jane Austen’s rakes. Who is the most objectionable?
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Sexual Misconduct in the Classics
A sexual misconduct course required of all employees got me thinking of problematic situations in the books that I teach.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "The Lover: A Ballad", "Written in a Lady's Prayer Book", Aphra Behn, Bacchae, Charlotte Bronte, Euripides, Henry Fielding, Jane Austen, Jane Eyre, John Wilmot, Lucille Clifton, Rape, Rover, sexual assault, sexual harassment, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Tom Jones 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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Comedy & Sentiment, a Potent Mixture
Literature that moves the heart seems opposed to comedy, but sometimes they work together.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Charles Dickens, Clarissa, Comedy, couples comedy, Henry Fielding, Henry MacKenzie, Jane Austen, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Man of Feeling, Old Curiosity Shop, Oscar Wilde, romantic comedy age of sensibility, Samuel Richardson, Thomas Hobbes, Tom Jones Comments closed
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.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Classicism, James Thomson, Jane Austen, Nature, picturesque, Romanticism, Seasons Comments closed
Is Emma RGIII or Richie Incognito?
Some of the dramas in Jane Austen can also be found in the NFL.
Jane Austen to Grace £10 Note
The good and the bad of Austen appearing on British £10 note
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