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‘Persuasion’ Won’t Convince You It’s a Great Adaptation of Jane Austen
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne of the most important things to happen in Persuasion, Carrie Cracknell’s new Netflix adaptation...
Black Jane Austen Fans Have Never Had It Better
Elle via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBlack Jane Austen Fans Have Never Had It BetterCourtesy Hallmark Channel My gateway to period dramas starring white girls was probably Anne of Green...
25 Best Jane Austen Adaptations Including Movies and TV Shows
The Today Show via AOL· 2 years agoAs author brands go, it's hard to think of an author — living or deceased — with a more enduring one...
In Praise of the Jane Austen Fuckboi
Consequence of Sound via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe post In Praise of the Jane Austen Fuckboi appeared first on Consequence. Jane Austen has become immortal over the centuries thanks to her witty,...
"College was called 'Babylon'": A former "stay-at-home daughter" exposes Christian patriarchy
Salon via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoTired stressed new mother at home Getty Images/kieferpix Christian fundamentalism is a competitive...
Why the creators of 'Persuasion' put a contemporary spin on Jane Austen's classic
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn “Persuasion,” a new adaptation of Jane Austen’s final novel made for Netflix, protagonist Anne Elliot speaks directly to the camera, addressing the audience like an old friend. As she muses ...
Chasing Jane Austen’s Bad Boys
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMy first literary crush, as a preadolescent, was on Edward Fairfax Rochester, the sarcastic, beetle-browed hero of Jane Eyre, who formed my early beau...
Asolo Conservatory brings some ‘Sense and Sensibility’ to Cook Theatre
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTo the list of subjects that divide our world, you can apparently add author Jane Austen. “The world...
‘Persuasion’ Film Review: Dakota Johnson Pulls Off a Very ‘Fleabag’ Jane Austen Adaptation
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJane Austen certainly wrote some plucky, sassy protagonists. Anne Elliot was not one of them. The...
Persuasion Is a Subpar Jane Austen Adaptation. But Many of Its Critics Are Missing the Point
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDakota Johnson as Anne Elliot in Persuasion Credit - Nick Wall—Netflix For nearly 200 years, Jane...