Deborah YaffeDec 28, 2017Shades of PemberleyJane Austen’s name and image have been appropriated for so many ancillary items – fridge magnets, tote bags, coffee mugs, temporary...
Deborah YaffeNov 23, 2017Pie and prejudiceThanksgiving Day is upon us once again, and once again it’s time to search the works of Jane Austen – who, as an Englishwoman who never...
Deborah YaffeOct 19, 2017The wild and wanton Jane AustenFifty-three years ago, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart wrote that, while he could not fully define hard-core pornography, “I...
Deborah YaffeOct 16, 2017Men who won't take no for an answerJane Austen anticipates current events in Hollywood: Northanger Abbey, ch. 15: “ ‘Did you ever hear the old song ‘Going to One Wedding...
Deborah YaffeOct 12, 2017P&P game-playingAusten adaptations, whether on stage, screen or fanfic page, all too often fall victim to an excess of earnestness – the bonnets, the...
Deborah YaffeSep 25, 2017On this day in 1813. . .Twenty-sixth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Janeites often wonder how Jane Austen would feel about her...
Deborah YaffeSep 21, 2017The factory at workThe Jane Austen adaptation factory never seems to stop churning out fresh material. By now, the proliferating combinations and...
Deborah YaffeSep 11, 2017Portable PemberleyWe all have our own idea of Pemberley, the quintessential Jane Austen estate. On film, it’s been played by gorgeous Lyme Park, in...
Deborah YaffeAug 14, 2017Remaking an iconUnless you’ve spent the past week entirely absorbed in stocking your fallout shelter with canned goods, you’ve probably heard that a...