tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640277016633958889.post5349379260976084388..comments2023-08-08T01:25:48.288+10:00Comments on Ribbons of Light: Mansfield ParkThe Editrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01184804847476554759noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640277016633958889.post-80083624249191560102009-08-16T13:52:05.909+10:002009-08-16T13:52:05.909+10:00It has been ages since I read MP or seen this adap...It has been ages since I read MP or seen this adaption (that the pics were from). It is a little more gritty than the general lighthearted stories with their many frolics. I basically just wanted Fanny to have a bit more get up and go - but that wouldn't have fit in with the period! <br /><br />Nice to meet a fellow rural -NSW blogger into the same sort of films/books as me!! Will be following you :)Annette Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798167381076660096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640277016633958889.post-34873776361111261302009-08-14T16:31:12.058+10:002009-08-14T16:31:12.058+10:00You should read it sometime, when you're a lit...You should read it sometime, when you're a little bit older. :-)<br /><br />Love,<br />Big sisThe Editrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184804847476554759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640277016633958889.post-69542070897911207312009-08-14T12:29:46.572+10:002009-08-14T12:29:46.572+10:00I have not read MP.
But I think it would be a go...I have not read MP. <br /><br />But I think it would be a good bookGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214037286862578463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640277016633958889.post-9748257530275038722009-08-14T07:44:53.554+10:002009-08-14T07:44:53.554+10:00Yay, someone noticed the new piccies! :-D I'm ...Yay, someone noticed the new piccies! :-D I'm glad you enjoyed the MP post!The Editrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184804847476554759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640277016633958889.post-90182004349941777642009-08-14T07:25:33.192+10:002009-08-14T07:25:33.192+10:00I love your new period film photos on the side! An...I love your new period film photos on the side! And so glad you wrote some more about Mansfield Park. It's so under-appreciated by readers today, which is so unfair. <br /><br />~obsessivejaneiteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640277016633958889.post-2836226733290042362009-08-12T16:32:37.038+10:002009-08-12T16:32:37.038+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Editrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184804847476554759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640277016633958889.post-45823674810926854572009-08-12T16:32:35.889+10:002009-08-12T16:32:35.889+10:00Laurie - I read somewhere that Mansfield Park was ...Laurie - I read somewhere that Mansfield Park was Jane Austen's favourite novel, out of all her books. I think you're right - the relatively light "P&P" style Austen is the one we're most familiar with, but in MP Austen shows another side to her writing - a more mature, more serious style of writing. If only Jane Austen had lived longer. . . I wonder how she would have matured further as a writer?<br /><br />Henry. . . yes, I suppose you're right, but I've still got a soft spot for him all the same. :-) I don't normally go for the bad guy, but. . . <br /><br />Jen - you should DEFINITELY read the book first. Trust me. And if you're going to watch the 1999 version, proceed with caution - there are a couple of scenes that need to be fast-forwarded through. . .<br /><br />Laurel Ann - thankyou for your encouraging words! :-)The Editrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184804847476554759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640277016633958889.post-59112654131819580272009-08-12T16:07:16.588+10:002009-08-12T16:07:16.588+10:00Lovely post. Mansfield Park is one of my favorite ...Lovely post. Mansfield Park is one of my favorite Austen novels and you have truly paid homage. ThanksLaurel Ann (Austenprose)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07569869772159241024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640277016633958889.post-52873281089039536782009-08-12T15:48:01.592+10:002009-08-12T15:48:01.592+10:00Oh... you have inspired me to read or
watch Mansfi...Oh... you have inspired me to read or<br />watch Mansfield Park.... :)<br />Awww... I wonder which one <br />I should do first.... that is <br />always a tough decision! <br /><br />Love~ JenMrs. Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167732479027498107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640277016633958889.post-72357832438168098512009-08-12T14:02:48.858+10:002009-08-12T14:02:48.858+10:00Willoughby does make flowery speeches but he could...Willoughby does make flowery speeches but he could have turned out differently if he'd only made the right choices - I feel sorry for him sometimes, but only sometimes. Henry Crawford on the other hand, I feel that he could never be trusted, I distrust him instantly like Fanny. I am very convinced that he could never truly appreciate Fanny's merits or get to know her true self. What he "fell in love with" was only his idea of her and the idea of himself wooing her. He really is the most narcissistic villain Miss Austen created. So full of himself - I get a very bad taste in my mouth every time I think of him!<br /><br />While Edmund is a bit of a fool at first I think in his heart he is really deserving of Fanny, he really truly understands her heart and what makes her tick and he appreciates her.<br /><br />I'm currently reading MP straight through for the first time though I know the story by heart. I enjoy it but agree that it's more serious in tone. I think Miss Austen enjoyed writing something more serious than P&P, more original than NA (which was more a satire on Gothic novels), and with less sensibility than S&S (which has a very young tone to it).<br />As for Fanny herself I love her dearly and think I understand her well. I can't talk/hear/read about her without wishing I was a bit more like her.<br /><br />Thank you for your post, I've been needing some JA discussion lately! :)Miss Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973247921599001493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640277016633958889.post-51426462317990231302009-08-12T13:59:58.701+10:002009-08-12T13:59:58.701+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Miss Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973247921599001493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640277016633958889.post-85448586258987735152009-08-12T09:49:56.117+10:002009-08-12T09:49:56.117+10:00LOL, I know a couple of other Janeites who like Wi...LOL, I know a couple of other Janeites who like Willoughby, too. But I've always liked Henry better. Henry has (so it seems to me) more sense than Willoughby. And Willoughby talks too much. . .The Editrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184804847476554759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640277016633958889.post-61249338531828754962009-08-12T09:27:50.887+10:002009-08-12T09:27:50.887+10:00I loved MP too, but it didn't 'click' ...I loved MP too, but it didn't 'click' for me as much as the other Austen books. I just got SO frustrated with Fanny and Edmund! [especially Edmund] And yeah, I liked Henry too but I always felt like there was an other motive for his liking her. Kind of like Mr Elliot in Persuasion, he just wanted Anne so that she could be his little wife and he could still have mistresses. <br />But as far as bad boys go, I always liked Willoughby... haha.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442547969239559022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640277016633958889.post-42580970367378302212009-08-12T08:28:13.082+10:002009-08-12T08:28:13.082+10:00Thanks, Bria! :-)
A Tale of Two Cities - I must r...Thanks, Bria! :-)<br /><br />A Tale of Two Cities - I must read it sometime. . . I've heard that it's one of Dickens' best.The Editrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184804847476554759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640277016633958889.post-40253587596185171262009-08-11T23:59:39.607+10:002009-08-11T23:59:39.607+10:00Ooooh. Um, let me think. Sydney Carton in "A ...Ooooh. Um, let me think. Sydney Carton in "A Tale of Two Cities"...I guess he's more of a tragic character than a bad boy, but you still wish that he would get together with Lucie. <br /><br />Um...I'll have to think and come back. ;-)Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437117457544744702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640277016633958889.post-7943676526522793792009-08-11T23:53:32.648+10:002009-08-11T23:53:32.648+10:00Love this post!!! I always love coming to your blo...Love this post!!! I always love coming to your blog Elise! It makes me want to go read every Austen novel and make regency dresses! And you have such a knack for telling things the way they are.Bria Cosperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503240039508360859noreply@blogger.com