Category Archives: Jane Austen

2005’s “Pride and Prejudice” – “Desiring” Elizabeth Bennet

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

by Regina Jeffers In previous posts, we discussed how Andrew Davies “created” the image of a very masculine and virile Darcy by adding scenes to the 1995 Pride and Prejudice adaptation. Some of us probably participated in “Darcy Loving Parties” at the … Continue reading →

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The Naming of Characters – A Rose by Any Other Name

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

Recently, one of my friends noted that I had used a familiar name or two from where I once lived in Ohio. She thought it quite clever of me, but I explained this was a common practice with authors. In … Continue reading →

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Stir-Up Sunday: Do You Know How to Celebrate with the Christmas Pudding?

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

Stir-up Sunday is an informal term in Anglican churches for the last Sunday before the season of Advent. The term comes from the opening words of the collect for the day in the Book of CommonPrayer of 1549 and later (a translation of … Continue reading →

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1940 Pride and Prejudice: A “Screwball Comedy”

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Regina Jeffers

According to moderntimes.com, the term “screwball comedy” refers to “films where everything was a juxtaposition: educated and uneducated, rich and poor, intelligent and and a bit stupid, honest and dishonest, and most of all male and female. When two people … Continue reading →

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