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 Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:07 pm
I am currently reading The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe, which Jane Austen read and mentioned in her Gothic Romance Northanger Abbey, and I was thinking we should have a thread dedicated to authors of similar time period.
The authors I was thinking of were Radcliffe, Charlotte Bronte, and maybe even Shakespeare (as his work is often mentioned in the books).
I am sure there are many others.
So what works have you read by such authors, did you enjoy them? (so forth, so forth)
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:17 pm
OMG! I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE YOU! *ahem* Now that that's out of my system, I must say I think this is a brilliant idea. One that I was considering myself, but as I'm lazy, ya know...I didn't do it!
I adore Shakespeare's works; currently in my English Literature class we're studying Macbeth, which is my favorite tragedy of the BARDS. I love typing that word (BARD) in capital letters...sorry.
Charlotte Bronte is amazing, simply for writing Jane Eyre. Miss Eyre is my idol in many ideals romantic and otherwise...such a great book! And the Masterpiece Theatre version of it is amazing. Toby Stephens was a mind-blowing Mr. Rochester.
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Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:39 pm
yah for the love.
And I do love Jane Eyre. It is a brilliant book.
We should try and get a list of all the books mentioned in Austen's various books.
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:46 am
If you give me a while, I may be able to dig out a list of suggested texts I was given that discuss Austen's work, books she read and mentioned, etc.
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:28 pm
oldbury If you give me a while, I may be able to dig out a list of suggested texts I was given that discuss Austen's work, books she read and mentioned, etc.
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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:12 am
Ok, not sure how relevant some bits may but;
Culture and Imperialism by Edward Said.
Jane Austen: Her Life.
Reception of Jane Austen and Walter Scott: A Comparative Longitudinal Study.
'Instruction a Torment?: Jane Austen’s Early Writing and Conflicting Versions of Female Education in Romantic-Era ‘Conservative’ British Women’s Novels.
Jane Austen and the Enlightenment.
Jane Austen: a life.
Jane Austen: A Family Record.
Hierarchies of Choice: The Social Construction of Rank in Jane Austen American Ethnologist, Vol. 12, No. 4.
My Dear Cassandra: The Letters of Jane Austen.
Jane Austen by Jones.
Jane Austen by Nokes.
Serious Play: Creative Dance and Dramatic Sensibility in Jane Austen, Ethnographer Man, New Series, Vol. 24, No. 2.
Jane Austen (Penguin Lives).
A Walk with Jane Austen.
Jane Austen and the Navy, London, National Maritime Museum.
York Notes, do a series on each of the books as well.
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 8:51 pm
I'm actually reading Radcliffe's The Italian for a class right now. Volume 1 was good, but in volume 2 I keep wanting to hit the hero over the head with a stick. He's so rash, whiny, and clueless.
Jane Eyre is brilliant, as is Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. Both are fantastic books everyone should read.
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:23 am
Haven't read anything by Radcliffe, I'll have to track some of her stuff down. Jane Eyre was excellent (there was also a recent Masterpiece Theatere production of it that was mind blowingly awesome). I'm a bit hesitant about Wuthering Heights...it seems a bit depressing for my taste...
I'd also like to recommend another writer...he's not quite the same era but...Oscar Wilde? If you like Jane's witty comments, you'll love him. They are kinda similar in style. Very clever, funny, and satirical. Quite possibly my fave playwright (sorry Will! it's close! XD). I highly recommend An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest.
And hey, if we're working Shakespeare in, Oscar's close enough! (70 or so years later)
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:38 pm
SakuraStar89 Haven't read anything by Radcliffe, I'll have to track some of her stuff down. Jane Eyre was excellent (there was also a recent Masterpiece Theatere production of it that was mind blowingly awesome). I'm a bit hesitant about Wuthering Heights...it seems a bit depressing for my taste... I'd also like to recommend another writer...he's not quite the same era but...Oscar Wilde? If you like Jane's witty comments, you'll love him. They are kinda similar in style. Very clever, funny, and satirical. Quite possibly my fave playwright (sorry Will! it's close! XD). I highly recommend An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest. And hey, if we're working Shakespeare in, Oscar's close enough! (70 or so years later) I love The Importance of being Earnest. Though I didn't really like The Potrait of Dorian gray his novel. Too serious, not enough humour.
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:36 am
Dewdew SakuraStar89 Haven't read anything by Radcliffe, I'll have to track some of her stuff down. Jane Eyre was excellent (there was also a recent Masterpiece Theatere production of it that was mind blowingly awesome). I'm a bit hesitant about Wuthering Heights...it seems a bit depressing for my taste... I'd also like to recommend another writer...he's not quite the same era but...Oscar Wilde? If you like Jane's witty comments, you'll love him. They are kinda similar in style. Very clever, funny, and satirical. Quite possibly my fave playwright (sorry Will! it's close! XD). I highly recommend An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest. And hey, if we're working Shakespeare in, Oscar's close enough! (70 or so years later) I love The Importance of being Earnest. Though I didn't really like The Potrait of Dorian gray his novel. Too serious, not enough humour. That is the exact reason I've stuck with his plays
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:59 pm
SakuraStar89 Dewdew SakuraStar89 Haven't read anything by Radcliffe, I'll have to track some of her stuff down. Jane Eyre was excellent (there was also a recent Masterpiece Theatere production of it that was mind blowingly awesome). I'm a bit hesitant about Wuthering Heights...it seems a bit depressing for my taste... I'd also like to recommend another writer...he's not quite the same era but...Oscar Wilde? If you like Jane's witty comments, you'll love him. They are kinda similar in style. Very clever, funny, and satirical. Quite possibly my fave playwright (sorry Will! it's close! XD). I highly recommend An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest. And hey, if we're working Shakespeare in, Oscar's close enough! (70 or so years later) I love The Importance of being Earnest. Though I didn't really like The Potrait of Dorian gray his novel. Too serious, not enough humour. That is the exact reason I've stuck with his plays
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:34 pm
PiroFanMongoose SakuraStar89 Dewdew SakuraStar89 Haven't read anything by Radcliffe, I'll have to track some of her stuff down. Jane Eyre was excellent (there was also a recent Masterpiece Theatere production of it that was mind blowingly awesome). I'm a bit hesitant about Wuthering Heights...it seems a bit depressing for my taste... I'd also like to recommend another writer...he's not quite the same era but...Oscar Wilde? If you like Jane's witty comments, you'll love him. They are kinda similar in style. Very clever, funny, and satirical. Quite possibly my fave playwright (sorry Will! it's close! XD). I highly recommend An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest. And hey, if we're working Shakespeare in, Oscar's close enough! (70 or so years later) I love The Importance of being Earnest. Though I didn't really like The Potrait of Dorian gray his novel. Too serious, not enough humour. That is the exact reason I've stuck with his plays That movie is hilarious!
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:19 pm
Dewdew PiroFanMongoose SakuraStar89 Dewdew SakuraStar89 Haven't read anything by Radcliffe, I'll have to track some of her stuff down. Jane Eyre was excellent (there was also a recent Masterpiece Theatere production of it that was mind blowingly awesome). I'm a bit hesitant about Wuthering Heights...it seems a bit depressing for my taste... I'd also like to recommend another writer...he's not quite the same era but...Oscar Wilde? If you like Jane's witty comments, you'll love him. They are kinda similar in style. Very clever, funny, and satirical. Quite possibly my fave playwright (sorry Will! it's close! XD). I highly recommend An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest. And hey, if we're working Shakespeare in, Oscar's close enough! (70 or so years later) I love The Importance of being Earnest. Though I didn't really like The Potrait of Dorian gray his novel. Too serious, not enough humour. That is the exact reason I've stuck with his plays That movie is hilarious!
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:36 am
PiroFanMongoose Dewdew PiroFanMongoose SakuraStar89 Dewdew SakuraStar89 Haven't read anything by Radcliffe, I'll have to track some of her stuff down. Jane Eyre was excellent (there was also a recent Masterpiece Theatere production of it that was mind blowingly awesome). I'm a bit hesitant about Wuthering Heights...it seems a bit depressing for my taste... I'd also like to recommend another writer...he's not quite the same era but...Oscar Wilde? If you like Jane's witty comments, you'll love him. They are kinda similar in style. Very clever, funny, and satirical. Quite possibly my fave playwright (sorry Will! it's close! XD). I highly recommend An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest. And hey, if we're working Shakespeare in, Oscar's close enough! (70 or so years later) I love The Importance of being Earnest. Though I didn't really like The Potrait of Dorian gray his novel. Too serious, not enough humour. That is the exact reason I've stuck with his plays That movie is hilarious! That's funny. I kind of feel sorry for all the servants running around after them though.
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:26 pm
I have to admit, I haven't read too many other classics, although I do like a few Shakespeare plays.
Much Ado About Nothing and A Midsummer Night's Dream are two of my favorites.
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