tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660484642613112526.post782018805933696384..comments2009-03-07T10:07:49.294-08:00Comments on A Literary Delight: Pride and Prejudice Againlover of beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07227393137837167217noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660484642613112526.post-12841419882023158112008-11-07T11:04:00.000-08:002008-11-07T11:04:00.000-08:00I just love Austen. Each of her works has a specia...I just love Austen. Each of her works has a special merit all its own. But, as a friend once said to me in a debate (I'll call it that, although it really turned into something bordering much more closely on an all-out argument): "The cream rises to the top." I believe these words were uttered as a defense of the Harry Potter series, but that's neither here nor there. The point is - those works which come down to us through history as the most popular tend to have that place for legitimate reasons. <BR/><BR/>I love Pride and Prejudice. And agree with Sylvia, that Lizzie is just wonderful. One feels that she can really relate with her. <BR/><BR/>I actually love Mansfield Park more - perhaps because I love loving what is less loved by the masses. I can't really think up a better excuse than that. And something in the long-suffering of little Fanny has always moved me, although there were times in my last reading of the novel when I wanted to shake her and say, "Just scream. Tell them what you think of them. Throw something! For goodness sake, if you roll over one more time..." <BR/><BR/>But anyway. Lovely post on a lovely novel. You've whet my appetite. Perhaps I'll hit up the local library for some good, satisfying Jane Austen in these next few weeks.Mabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360268295959551354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660484642613112526.post-52860518779952967582008-09-19T15:52:00.000-07:002008-09-19T15:52:00.000-07:00yes, yes, yes . . . she said people would love thi...yes, yes, yes . . . she said people would love this one best, although her personal favorite was Emma. so odd, n'est pas?j'aimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418433634547540413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660484642613112526.post-48722059027666429062008-07-24T05:20:00.000-07:002008-07-24T05:20:00.000-07:00Great post! I heartily agree with you about P&...Great post! I heartily agree with you about P&P being Austen's master work. I also think a large part of the reason for this is the heroine of the novel. Elizabeth Bennett, precisely because of her flaws and weaknesses, develops in a way that Fanny Price of <I>Mansfield Park</I> does not. Moreover, the reader can relate a bit more to Lizzie's quick reactions and subsequent repentance than to Fanny's long-suffering disposition, however edifying the latter may be. Ah, I need to pick up Jane Austen again! :)Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06221464682706193091noreply@blogger.com