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Jane Austen
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 8:24 am
by Ylva Kresh
Is this an appropriate situated place for a Jane Austen discussion? Before I pursue this further, I consult the wishes of the present party; I am very much mistaken if there are not some among us to whom this topic would be rather a punishment than a pleasure.
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 10:04 am
by Ryzel
I have not read any Jane Austen. I approve of the discussion only on principle.
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 11:43 am
by Vain
We discuss anything and everything around here
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 12:48 pm
by Landwaster
Writes books, right?
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 1:41 pm
by duchess of malfi
I love Jane Austen's books.
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 1:55 pm
by Worm of Despite
Well, Jane Austen wrote Emma, which spawned the era that will be forever known as "chick flicks". Aside from that, I don't know her all that much, heh . . .
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:15 pm
by Landwaster
Is she like a Millsen Boon thingy?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 3:37 am
by Ylva Kresh
Lord Simian wrote:
"chick flicks"
Which means? (I got the feeling it is not something I aprove of, but I might be wrong)
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 4:31 am
by Ylva Kresh
To be able to refuse an offer of marriage in this way...
Elizabeth: "You are mistaken, Mr Darcy, if you suppose that the mode of your declaration affected me in any other way, than as it spared me the concern which I might have felt in refusing you, had you behaved in a more gentleman-like manner. You could not have made me the offer of your hand in any possible way that would have tempted me to accept it. From the very beginning, from the first moment I may almost say, of my acquaintance with you, your manners impressing me with the fullest belief of your arrogance, your conceit, and your selfish disdain for the feelings of others, were such as to form that ground-work of disapprobation, on which succeeding events have built so immovable a dislike; and I had not known you a month before I felt that you were the last man in the world whom I could ever be prevailed on to marry."
Quite amazing! Especially the final sentence. Capital, Capital!
The most fashination with Jane Austen I think is her ability to make even the simplest plot interesting. Unfortunately I think a lot of her work might suffer from the fact that there were plagiarised a lot. A parallell to TCTC: in Pride and Prejudice the male hero is immediately made a black hearted villain and JA then spends the second half of the book trying to get the reader to feel compassion for him anyway (and he does some good deeds as well).
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 8:56 am
by Worm of Despite
Hey, if you don't know what chick flicks are, then please, don't try and find out! Your life is the richer without them!
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 9:38 am
by birdandbear
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 9:45 am
by Ryzel
I dwell in happy ignorance of these matters.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:01 am
by birdandbear
Oh, and then there's toenail painting, hair braiding and weird contests such as
who can hold the biggest object under their
do you really want to know?
breast.
Granted that was mostly when I was a teenager.
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:01 pm
by duchess of malfi
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:36 pm
by Landwaster
That's it I'm outta here. Let me know when yer've all decided to behave yerselves.
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 7:06 am
by Sagacious Greek Marzipan
I studied a couple of Jane Austen books for my A Level English. At the time, the sheer frilly English ponceyness of the whole thing made me just a bit
, but these days, I view her a bit more benevolently. Her characterisation was brilliant, although you might accuse her of writing about different degrees of the same character (at least in P&P and Mansfield Park, the latter being my favourite, 'cos it's a bit darker & it has that delightfully dozy dora with the pug). Still prefer the Bronte's though. More balls.
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 9:07 am
by Ylva Kresh
Which Brontë?
I like Anne very much, but have a harder time with Emily and Charlotte, I find them a bit too sentimental. Almost like Dickens at his worst (not to misscomprehend me: I do not dislike any of them, I just like Anne best).
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 2:10 pm
by Reisheiruhime
I did a book report on on Jane Eyre. Crappiest book I ever read.
And I'm a chick.
No wonder everyone thinks I'm strange.
Hey, the book was worth 33 points! I had to read the bloody thing!
B&B, behave, you're scaring away the funny people.
I hate chick flicks.
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 3:01 am
by Ylva Kresh
And you are quite sure it was Jane Eyre you read?
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 3:15 pm
by Reisheiruhime
Well, that's what it said on the book.
