@13:44 I disagree from what I have read about Jane Austen. Whilst I find English literature interesting I am not sure that we can always attribute certain views to an author because novels are for entertainment purposes. Jane Austen has presented several different looks at her characters from various viewpoints. And Lady Susan is nasty! I think it may be attributed to Austen to have the exact opposite view to that stated - a bit like modern tv shows where barriers are broken down by "owning something" and "putting it out there" so that people then think about it - and maybe think differently to what is actually stated. Does this make sense? ie make a terrible comment that people react to and then think about their reaction. Of course, I do not know Jane Austen so I can only make assumptions like everyone else. I think we also need to consider that Jane Austen was acknowledged to have had a "disappointment" (her brother refused to give details but alluded to it after her death) and some of the things she said in Persuasion might be looked at to refute such comments about Lady Susan based on an assumption about Austen herself (and again, she was writing something very different and may have justed wanted to make Lady Susan look at horrible as possible: as Roald Dahl said, something along the lines of, giving children a villian: which is exactly what is done in so many novels, tv shows and movies). And, I am just thinking that there might be a suggestion here about Jane Austen that is incorrect; although I always wondered if Charlotte Lucas in P&P might not be heterosexual and that Jane Austen was alluding to a knowledge some might not expect of a clergyman's daughter. Never read it anywhere (about Charlotte) but I suppose it must be in some academic writings somewhere. I have not actually studied Jane Austen; I am just a great fan. Well, this is not well-written and I have not used the discourse appropriate to discussing the classics I am sure but it has been a long time... Otherwise, I am glad there is some info on youtube about Lady Susan as it is not well-known.
What an interesting documentary on a fascinating woman! Well done Michelle!
Great job everyone. This was so much fun.
Marta Fosnough Thanks for the review, Marta!
Love it, Michelle!
Sandy Barrett Thanks for the great review!
Lovely film - well done Michelle! And I learned a lot too:-)
Why Not Theatre Company I'm so glad you could watch it in Denmark!
REALLY enjoyed this!!! Great job Michelle!
@13:44 I disagree from what I have read about Jane Austen. Whilst I find English literature interesting I am not sure that we can always attribute certain views to an author because novels are for entertainment purposes. Jane Austen has presented several different looks at her characters from various viewpoints. And Lady Susan is nasty! I think it may be attributed to Austen to have the exact opposite view to that stated - a bit like modern tv shows where barriers are broken down by "owning something" and "putting it out there" so that people then think about it - and maybe think differently to what is actually stated. Does this make sense? ie make a terrible comment that people react to and then think about their reaction. Of course, I do not know Jane Austen so I can only make assumptions like everyone else.
I think we also need to consider that Jane Austen was acknowledged to have had a "disappointment" (her brother refused to give details but alluded to it after her death) and some of the things she said in Persuasion might be looked at to refute such comments about Lady Susan based on an assumption about Austen herself (and again, she was writing something very different and may have justed wanted to make Lady Susan look at horrible as possible: as Roald Dahl said, something along the lines of, giving children a villian: which is exactly what is done in so many novels, tv shows and movies). And, I am just thinking that there might be a suggestion here about Jane Austen that is incorrect; although I always wondered if Charlotte Lucas in P&P might not be heterosexual and that Jane Austen was alluding to a knowledge some might not expect of a clergyman's daughter. Never read it anywhere (about Charlotte) but I suppose it must be in some academic writings somewhere. I have not actually studied Jane Austen; I am just a great fan.
Well, this is not well-written and I have not used the discourse appropriate to discussing the classics I am sure but it has been a long time...
Otherwise, I am glad there is some info on youtube about Lady Susan as it is not well-known.