Comments on: Accessing Austen Part 4: Old Maids and Entailments http://www.huffenglish.com/?p=641 Issues, ideas, and discussion in English Education and Technology Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:34:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: msauter http://www.huffenglish.com/?p=641&cpage=1#comment-18349 msauter Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:00:27 +0000 http://www.huffenglish.com/?p=641#comment-18349 I thought that this essay was very well done. It was informative without making sweeping judgments. Many today are eager to jump on the "aristocratic society bashing" wagon, without really understanding both the historical context and the realities faced by men and women of the day. It is refreshing to hear an essay describing those times without denouncing them for being "oppressive" and "patriarchal." I thought that this essay was very well done. It was informative without making sweeping judgments. Many today are eager to jump on the “aristocratic society bashing” wagon, without really understanding both the historical context and the realities faced by men and women of the day. It is refreshing to hear an essay describing those times without denouncing them for being “oppressive” and “patriarchal.”

]]> By: Anactoria http://www.huffenglish.com/?p=641&cpage=1#comment-18342 Anactoria Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:53:13 +0000 http://www.huffenglish.com/?p=641#comment-18342 "I think it is a very good thing that our students have difficulty understanding why making a good marriage (by that, I mean marrying a wealthy man or woman) was so important in Austen’s novels. It means that times have changed..." Hear! Hear! “I think it is a very good thing that our students have difficulty understanding why making a good marriage (by that, I mean marrying a wealthy man or woman) was so important in Austen’s novels. It means that times have changed…”

Hear! Hear!

]]> By: Dana Huff http://www.huffenglish.com/?p=641&cpage=1#comment-18315 Dana Huff Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:27:42 +0000 http://www.huffenglish.com/?p=641#comment-18315 Thanks! Reading Jane Austen is a real pleasure, but I have found her difficult to teach because I love her so much and get frustrated when my students don't. Still, I think they appreciate her more if they understand her better. Thanks! Reading Jane Austen is a real pleasure, but I have found her difficult to teach because I love her so much and get frustrated when my students don’t. Still, I think they appreciate her more if they understand her better.

]]> By: Ms. NC http://www.huffenglish.com/?p=641&cpage=1#comment-18313 Ms. NC Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:13:43 +0000 http://www.huffenglish.com/?p=641#comment-18313 I have really enjoyed reading these posts about accessing Austen. Even though I won't be teaching any Austen this year, it helps me think about how to make sure the texts I am teaching are accessible. And I've bookmarked all of these for when I do get the pleasure of teaching Austen. Thank you. I have really enjoyed reading these posts about accessing Austen. Even though I won’t be teaching any Austen this year, it helps me think about how to make sure the texts I am teaching are accessible. And I’ve bookmarked all of these for when I do get the pleasure of teaching Austen. Thank you.

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