Teaching teens to love Austen
Last week brought the news that yet another contemporary author has decided to mine Jane Austen’s works for inspiration: “Chicken House...
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Deborah Yaffe
- Sep 3, 2015
Jane Austen inside the lines
I was a dutiful, conscientious child who entirely lacked artistic ability. As such, I was rather a fan of the coloring book, which...
Deborah Yaffe
- Aug 31, 2015
The women we love (or love to hate)
Another day, another artificially constructed list of literary favorites on which Jane Austen ranks high. Today’s entry is the “Top 15 of...
Deborah Yaffe
- Aug 27, 2015
Austen after After
My philosophy of youthful reading can be summed up in three words: It’s all good. Comic books, novelizations of TV shows, futuristic...
Deborah Yaffe
- Jul 23, 2015
Gone fishin'
I interrupt this week’s blogging to take a short vacation. Luckily, Jane Austen – in the person of Elizabeth Bennet -- had something to...
Deborah Yaffe
- Jul 2, 2015
Online Austen and our Internet selves
It’s been more than two years since we fans bid a sad farewell to The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, the delightful web series that recast Pride...
Deborah Yaffe
- Apr 30, 2015
Mr. Darcy revealed! (Or not)
Another day, another Mr. Darcy. Over the years, various ambitious authors and breathless journalists have informed us of their amazing...
Deborah Yaffe
- Apr 16, 2015
The Austen Fiasco?
Halfway to the finish line, the Austen Project is looking increasingly like the Austen Fiasco. The Austen Project, as you may recall, is...
Deborah Yaffe
- Apr 6, 2015
Calling all Austen nerds
Given the attention lavished on filmed Jane Austen adaptations in the past twenty years, it was probably inevitable that, amid this...
Deborah Yaffe
- Mar 12, 2015
Mr. Darcy, slave trader?
“Jane Austen’s Mr. Darcy made his fortune from slavery”! “Romantic hero profited from the misery of others”! So scream this week’s...
Deborah Yaffe
- Mar 2, 2015
Winnie, Lizzy, and Camilla
Elizabeth Bennet – vivacious, witty, charming and good-hearted – has many fans. Add to the list Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, wife of...
Deborah Yaffe
- Feb 12, 2015
Fifty Shades of Jane
By now, you may have heard that the filmed adaptation of a pop-culture work with a legion of breathless fans is coming to a multiplex...
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