tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post4216530904151173245..comments2024-03-17T05:07:13.710-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: Why is Jane Austen so mean?Amateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-36066907936708438212014-05-17T23:38:40.919-05:002014-05-17T23:38:40.919-05:00Judith, this is just why I need a real expert who ...Judith, this is just why I need a real expert who can say "Oh, that's not Wordsworth, but rather X's book about Y which both Austen and Wordsworth read" or something like that. You never know. I mean, I never know. <br /><br />I am never sure how careful I am, but I am always looking for this kind of baited hook, at least. I am an eager fish, easily caught,Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-26903741421569529092014-05-16T22:49:41.168-05:002014-05-16T22:49:41.168-05:00Well, I did not connect the Tintern Abbey or Lake ...Well, I did not connect the Tintern Abbey or Lake District transparencies with Wordsworth. Shame on me! So, you'll do for an expert for me. Also, I've got to read more slowly, more carefully. Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00515313368190919011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-7173680249805373742014-05-16T22:22:38.079-05:002014-05-16T22:22:38.079-05:00Thanks, RT.
Here I need the kind of expert who ...Thanks, RT. <br /><br />Here I need the kind of expert who has done the hard archival work, who knows what Austen read and what she might have read, and who is familiar with not just the famous poets but all of the forgotten ones who are too dreary for amateur readers to bother with. The expert with more knowledge.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-30797394463551889172014-05-16T21:56:16.052-05:002014-05-16T21:56:16.052-05:00I am very much enjoying your commentary. You certa...I am very much enjoying your commentary. You certainly do not need expert help -- at least not in the sense of help from an expert literary critic. Your keen observations have a pernicious effect on me though: I am envious. Shame on me! Still, I look forward to what you will write next. R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-64019876644269808502014-05-16T21:54:05.783-05:002014-05-16T21:54:05.783-05:00Many bores have been inspired by Austen, I will no...Many bores have been inspired by Austen, I will not deny that. But it is good fun to watch her sharpen her teeth on a character.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-32176320092435568462014-05-16T17:09:34.558-05:002014-05-16T17:09:34.558-05:00Obviously after Northanger Abbey there's a wor...Obviously after Northanger Abbey there's a world of Austen waiting for me. These posts have been great, Tom, and I always thought Austen was an early 19th century bore!LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.com