Category Archives: Persuasion

Ireland and the Irish in Jane Austen Novels, a Guest Post from Eliza Shearer

Posted on August 10, 2018 by

This post originally appeared on Austen Authors on 16 June 2018. Enjoy! A couple of weekends ago I was fortunate enough to spend a few days in Dublin. I had visited the capital of Ireland on several occasions, but for … Continue reading →

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Who Is Persuaded in Jane Austen’s “Persuasion”

Posted on July 30, 2018 by

 Jane Austen writes plot-driven masterpieces, and all her God-given skills come together in Persuasion. In Persuasion we find a twist of pathos, not present in her other novels. We can view Austen’s growth as a writer. She provides her reader … Continue reading →

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Retracing Themes in Austen’s Life and Works, a Guest Post from Collins Hemingway

Posted on May 23, 2018 by

This post originally appeared on Austen Authors on February 22, 2018. Enjoy!!!  My blogs over the last two years have covered a wide expanse of territory: Jane Austen’s fiction; her speech patterns; her looks; her romantic life, both real and … Continue reading →

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The “Comedy” Found in Jane Austen’s Novels

Posted on April 20, 2018 by

According to Literary Devices, “Comedy is a literary genre and a type of dramatic work that is amusing and satirical in its tone, mostly having a cheerful ending. The motif   of this dramatic work is triumph over unpleasant circumstance by creating comic … Continue reading →

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Admiral Croft’s Gout in Austen’s “Persuasion” and How to Cure It…

Posted on March 26, 2018 by

In Chapter 18 of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Mary Musgrove writes to her sister Anne Elliot of their father’s tenants, the Crofts. “I have this moment heard that the Crofts are going to Bath almost immediately: they think the Admiral gouty.” … Continue reading →

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The Film Adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Persuasion” (1995) ~ Part II

Posted on February 6, 2018 by

                “Persuasion is a 1995 period drama film directed by Roger Michell and baed on Jane Austen’s 1817 novel of the same name. In her theatrical film debut, the British actress Amanda Root … Continue reading →

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The Film Adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Persuasion” (1995) ~ Part I

Posted on February 5, 2018 by

Director: Roger Michell; Screenplay: Nick Dear Although I have seen the other version of Austen’s “Persuasion,” this one is my favorite. It certainly is not the pretty heritage film common to the genre. The scenes are grittier and more life … Continue reading →

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