Comments on: Murdering Miss Austen http://calitreview.com/292 Book reviews, essays, and author interviews. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:56:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: LeSpinster http://calitreview.com/292/comment-page-1#comment-7986 LeSpinster Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:45:09 +0000 http://calitreview.com/2007/12/06/murdering-miss-austen/#comment-7986 "What about pausing for a generation of benign neglect? Who knows, but that her genius could shine through the murky din and reappear pure and delightful once more." Pfft. Who knows, but that some day your pomposity will pass away. Austen's genius is well alive and thriving, as anyone not too busy jumping on a self-righteous bandwagon can see in the articles, book clubs, blogs, and all such things that do pay high tribute to her great powers of mind, her thorough knowledge of human nature, and lively effusions of wit. “What about pausing for a generation of benign neglect? Who knows, but that her genius could shine through the murky din and reappear pure and delightful once more.”

Pfft. Who knows, but that some day your pomposity will pass away. Austen’s genius is well alive and thriving, as anyone not too busy jumping on a self-righteous bandwagon can see in the articles, book clubs, blogs, and all such things that do pay high tribute to her great powers of mind, her thorough knowledge of human nature, and lively effusions of wit.

]]> By: Laurel Ann http://calitreview.com/292/comment-page-1#comment-7913 Laurel Ann Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:00:28 +0000 http://calitreview.com/2007/12/06/murdering-miss-austen/#comment-7913 Mrs. Kessler is a Judas in a muslin gown if she thinks that Jane Austen fans are murdering their favourite author, when in fact, she is duely guilty of the first stab as an early Austenesque writer with her 3 novels whose profits padded her pocket, but not her gratitude. Can one assume that she has donated the book revenues to the local Jane Austen Society in atonement? Mrs. Kessler is a Judas in a muslin gown if she thinks that Jane Austen fans are murdering their favourite author, when in fact, she is duely guilty of the first stab as an early Austenesque writer with her 3 novels whose profits padded her pocket, but not her gratitude. Can one assume that she has donated the book revenues to the local Jane Austen Society in atonement?

]]> By: Ms. Place http://calitreview.com/292/comment-page-1#comment-7900 Ms. Place Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:26:29 +0000 http://calitreview.com/2007/12/06/murdering-miss-austen/#comment-7900 Wow! Such strong language from a writer seeking to distinguish herself from the hordes of other writers who have written banal and opinionated articles about Jane fans and Jane products. Sorry, but scores of us are actually interested in Jane as a literary person and as an historical figure. We are genuinely interested in acquiring as much accurate information about her as possible and disseminating it. As a group we rarely bicker, except with smart mouthed critics who attempt to demonstrate their wit and superior knowledge through Jane fan bashing, but who fall woefully short of the mark. Ok, so there are Jane fan clubs, Jane icons, Jane videos, Jane conferences, Jane dances, Jane fashion recreations, and Jane paraphernalia out there. And yes many people have used her as their symbol for whatever cause, feminist or not, they would like to promote. So what? These events do not detract from the fact that Jane Austen's insights are still relevant, and that she wrote great literature that still speaks to so many readers today. In addition, the Regency Era was an exciting period, one that not only evokes Regency misses in muslin gowns; but the beginning of the Industrial Revolution and an era of social revolution. This was a time of war and turmoil, and important advances in scientific research. Jane Austen was a product of all these events, and many of us attempt to place her in context of that fascinating era. Sign me a Vulgarizing, Sentimentalist, Moon Juner, and the author of Jane Austen's World blog. I spew forth bi-weekly posts about my godess. Amend that. Sign me an admirer of Jane Austen who loves to share her historical research with others. Wow! Such strong language from a writer seeking to distinguish herself from the hordes of other writers who have written banal and opinionated articles about Jane fans and Jane products. Sorry, but scores of us are actually interested in Jane as a literary person and as an historical figure. We are genuinely interested in acquiring as much accurate information about her as possible and disseminating it. As a group we rarely bicker, except with smart mouthed critics who attempt to demonstrate their wit and superior knowledge through Jane fan bashing, but who fall woefully short of the mark.

Ok, so there are Jane fan clubs, Jane icons, Jane videos, Jane conferences, Jane dances, Jane fashion recreations, and Jane paraphernalia out there. And yes many people have used her as their symbol for whatever cause, feminist or not, they would like to promote. So what? These events do not detract from the fact that Jane Austen’s insights are still relevant, and that she wrote great literature that still speaks to so many readers today. In addition, the Regency Era was an exciting period, one that not only evokes Regency misses in muslin gowns; but the beginning of the Industrial Revolution and an era of social revolution. This was a time of war and turmoil, and important advances in scientific research. Jane Austen was a product of all these events, and many of us attempt to place her in context of that fascinating era.

Sign me a Vulgarizing, Sentimentalist, Moon Juner, and the author of Jane Austen’s World blog. I spew forth bi-weekly posts about my godess. Amend that. Sign me an admirer of Jane Austen who loves to share her historical research with others.

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