tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255928.post7836615161186834511..comments2023-10-31T13:12:49.098+00:00Comments on Topsyturvydom: Jane AusRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255928.post-5456287918032689842007-03-06T15:55:00.000+00:002007-03-06T15:55:00.000+00:00They should have used it for William, too.They should have used it for William, too.Stevie's full of good intentionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585528673856520054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255928.post-77115996640371289242007-03-04T21:29:00.000+00:002007-03-04T21:29:00.000+00:00Amazing, the effects of anti-aging products these ...Amazing, the effects of anti-aging products these days ...francessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444610284524067406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255928.post-17914884093091495092007-03-04T20:51:00.000+00:002007-03-04T20:51:00.000+00:00...so I've heard tell. She seems very well-preserv......so I've heard tell. She seems very well-preserved...Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255928.post-74007972033971159512007-03-04T19:56:00.000+00:002007-03-04T19:56:00.000+00:00Anne Hathaway? Wasn't she the wife of Mr Shakespea...Anne Hathaway? Wasn't she the wife of Mr Shakespeare?francessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444610284524067406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255928.post-49174453847585849202007-03-04T11:18:00.000+00:002007-03-04T11:18:00.000+00:00Hi Harriet - the film has the inevitable American ...Hi Harriet - the film has the inevitable American in the title role, though not Renee this time but Anne Hathaway ( I'm sure I've heard of her somewhere before...) who, from the publicity looks a trifle more glamorous than Jane ever managed.<BR/>At least it doesn't seem to be going down the "JA never married so she was obviously a lesbian" route favoured by some critics of late.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255928.post-75352963070035155542007-03-04T09:40:00.000+00:002007-03-04T09:40:00.000+00:00Yes indeed. Can't wait for this movie -- maybe I s...Yes indeed. Can't wait for this movie -- maybe I should take my 3rd year Jane Austen students along for a change from all that serious lit crit.harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255928.post-21143258210893263672007-03-03T22:02:00.000+00:002007-03-03T22:02:00.000+00:00I've just seen the advertisement for the new film ...I've just seen the advertisement for the new film about Jane A. Its certificate is 12- "contains mild sex references and scenes of boxing". Now that would spice things up - Jane indulging in mild sex after a few rounds with Mr Collins...Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255928.post-20451647373442418072007-03-03T19:25:00.000+00:002007-03-03T19:25:00.000+00:00I prefer Jane Aus. :-)I prefer Jane Aus. :-)francessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444610284524067406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255928.post-56997221735700703502007-03-03T12:22:00.000+00:002007-03-03T12:22:00.000+00:00This would be the edgier, twenty-first century, gr...This would be the edgier, twenty-first century, gritty, urban Jane Austen, wouldn't it? It would feature a tough female detective - perhaps Em, or even M. I can see the stark images on the covers now, each one in the series given a single-word title, embossed in black on the cover:<BR/>Pride, Anger, Man...<BR/>Jane Austen's too prissy a name for our auuthor though. Maybe Jack Austen...Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255928.post-77942240193034493302007-03-02T21:54:00.000+00:002007-03-02T21:54:00.000+00:00You mean, just those 4 words? Now, my students wou...You mean, just those 4 words? Now, my students would love this! Maybe, they could even shorten "Northanger" to ANGER?francessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444610284524067406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255928.post-24316437042847553962007-03-02T18:34:00.000+00:002007-03-02T18:34:00.000+00:00You've hit on something there, Francessa. I can se...You've hit on something there, Francessa. I can see it now. Classic FM presents "Pride" by Jane Austen. Next week: "Sense".<BR/>Then: "Northanger".<BR/>Finally: "Em".Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255928.post-69209201044108097072007-03-02T18:22:00.000+00:002007-03-02T18:22:00.000+00:00There's neither SENSE nor SENSIBILITY in shortened...There's neither SENSE nor SENSIBILITY in shortened abridged versions. And re-telling seems even worse. But maybe my aversion to abridged versions is just a PREJUDICE? However,I wouldn't take PRIDE in reading this ..<BR/>Maybe with a little PERSUASION they would read the full and totally unabridged version ...francessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444610284524067406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255928.post-2537214123736589532007-03-02T13:41:00.000+00:002007-03-02T13:41:00.000+00:00"Isn't "complete abridged" a bit of an oxymoron?! ..."Isn't "complete abridged" a bit of an oxymoron?! " Well, that was my point really. Obviously, Classic FM - which tends not to play more than one movement of a symphony - is very much part of "snippet culture".Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255928.post-81488790846209872152007-03-02T12:38:00.000+00:002007-03-02T12:38:00.000+00:00Isn't "complete abridged" a bit of an oxymoron?! ...Isn't "complete abridged" a bit of an oxymoron?! And what was wrong with the full version - or is it just part of the growing trend in the 'snippet culture'?hesitant scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11882920406681074895noreply@blogger.com