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Could a Woman Be Mr. Darcy?
Have you seen The Lizzie Bennet Diaries? You should really see The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. It’s a great adaptation of Pride and Prejudice in the form of a web series, narrated by our favorite Lizzie Bennet and edited by her … Continue reading
Reinventing the Romantic Comedy
So far I have viewed and reviewed 3 romantic comedies for The Rom-Com Project – only 49-99 to go (depending on the time I have). This weekend I had a conversation about my project at a birthday party. One of … Continue reading
The Crime of Being Girly
Jane Austen’s novels. Sex and the City. Twilight. This sounds like the setup to a really bad, bizarre joke, doesn’t it? “Jane Austen’s novels, Sex and the City, Twilight walk into a bar…” I’m sure even looking at all of … Continue reading
The Real Reason Women Love Mr. Darcy
Whenever I engage in a discussion of the relative merits of Jane Austen as a writer, the conversation inevitably returns to the subject of Mr. Darcy. Even if I’m trying to talk about Sense and Sensibility or Persuasion – you … Continue reading
Female Character of the Week: Emma Woodhouse
I finally, finally got around to finishing Mansfield Park. After writing that post where I flogged myself for being a bad Jane Austen fan because I couldn’t get through the book, I remembered that I hadn’t reached the good part … Continue reading
Jane Austen Reader’s Block: The Problem with Fanny Price
I planned to make January 2011 my month for rereading all of Jane Austen’s novels, but it’s February and I’m only halfway through. Oops. I can keep reading, of course, but while “Janeuary” has a certain punny ring to it, … Continue reading
No Means No, Mr. Collins
One of my favorite things about the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice is the sycophantic, slimy, sweaty performance of David Bamber as Mr. Collins. The 2005 film got a lot of “comedy” and “wacky hijinx” from Mr. Collins being, … Continue reading
“I hate to spoil the ending for you, but Pride ends up with Prejudice.”
Is there any literary comfort food better than Pride and Prejudice? No, there is not. Every time I read it (about once a year), I have to force myself not to swallow the whole thing in one gulp. I try … Continue reading
Sense and Sensibility: I Prefer the Film
In the second stage of my Jane Austen reread, I found myself zipping through Sense and Sensibility, but not with the same fervor that I read Northanger Abbey. Northanger Abbey still entertains me with sexy, snarky Henry Tilney, the mocking … Continue reading
Female Character of the Week: Lucy Steele
For my first two installments of Female Character of the Week, I wrote about characters I loved. This week, I’m writing about a character I love to hate. This character is the most manipulative, scheming shrew in all of Jane … Continue reading