{"id":319,"date":"2021-05-11T23:27:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T13:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/?p=319"},"modified":"2021-05-11T23:28:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T13:28:42","slug":"sense-and-sensibility-episode-1-chapters-37-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/11\/sense-and-sensibility-episode-1-chapters-37-41\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Sense and Sensibility<\/em>: Episode 8, Chapters 37-41"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-8498496\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/829264\/8498496.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-8498496&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, we read Chapters 37 to 41 of <em>Sense and Sensibility<\/em> (which was where Volume 3 started in the original publication).  We talk about how the news of Edward and Lucy is spread, the picture we get of Lucy and Anne&#8217;s relationship, the resurgence of the &#8216;cautionary tale&#8217;, and how this is the second time Colonel Brandon asks Elinor to deliver a message for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We discuss the character of Edward, including our disagreement with Helena Kelly&#8217;s view in <em>Jane Austen: the Secret Radical <\/em>(and see also our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"extended argument (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Edward-Ferrars-and-the-scissors-sheath.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">extended argument<\/a> against her claim that there is symbolic meaning behind Edward cutting up a scissors sheath). Ellen talks about the clergy in Jane Austen&#8217;s day, and Harriet reviews the popular culture versions, particularly looking at how the adaptations treat the scene between Edward and Elinor, and what the modernisations do with the Edward-Lucy-Elinor plot.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Things we mention:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>References:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Edward Copeland [Editor], <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/au\/academic\/subjects\/literature\/literary-texts\/sense-and-sensibility\" target=\"_blank\">The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility<\/a><\/em> (2006)<\/li><li>Robert Rodi, <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/13530283-bitch-in-a-bonnet\" target=\"_blank\">Bitch In a Bonnet: Reclaiming Jane Austen From the Stiffs, the Snobs, the Simps and the Saps<\/a><\/em> (2011) <\/li><li>Helena Kelly, <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/32441705-jane-austen-the-secret-radical\" target=\"_blank\">Jane Austen, the Secret Radical<\/a><\/em> (2016) <ul><li>See also our argument against her claims of symbolic meaning behind <a href=\"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Edward-Ferrars-and-the-scissors-sheath.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Edward Ferrars cutting up a scissors sheath (opens in a new tab)\">Edward Ferrars cutting up a scissors sheath<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Lona Manning, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"'Jane Austen: the Secret Radical by Helena Kelly, a review in three parts' (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonamanning.ca\/blog\/jane-austen-the-secret-radical-by-helena-kelly-a-review-in-three-parts\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;<em>Jane Austen: the Secret Radical<\/em> by Helena Kelly, a review in three parts&#8217;<\/a> (2017) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p> Adaptations of the book: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>BBC, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0254768\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Sense and Sensibility<\/em><\/a> (1971) \u2013 starring Joanna David and Ciaran Madden (4 episodes)<\/li><li>BBC, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0089991\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Sense and Sensibility<\/em><\/a> (1981) \u2013 starring Irene Richard and Tracey Childs (7 episodes)<\/li><li>Columbia Pictures, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0114388\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Sense and Sensibility<\/em><\/a> (1995) \u2013 starring Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet<\/li><li>BBC, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0847150\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Sense and Sensibility<\/em><\/a> (2008) \u2013 starring Hattie Morahan and Charity Wakefield (3 episodes)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p> Modernisations of the book: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Sri Surya Films, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0242572\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Kandukondain Kandukondain<\/em><\/a> (2000) \u2013 starring Tabu and Aishwarya Rai<\/li><li>MWM Studios, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0893412\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>From Prada to Nada<\/em><\/a> (2011) \u2013 starring Camilla Belle and Alexa PenaVega<\/li><li>Silver Peak Productions, <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Scents and Sensibility (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1600438\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scents and Sensibility<\/a><\/em> (2011) \u2013 starring Ashley Williams and Marla Sokoloff<\/li><li>Joanna Trollope, <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/17349163-sense-sensibility\" target=\"_blank\">Sense &amp; Sensibility<\/a><\/em> (The Austen Project #1) (2013)<\/li><li>YouTube, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLTnUr_s0BNLhU-NnSFK82yeg_fOCNKvnj\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Elinor and Marianne Take Barton<\/em><\/a> (2014) \u2013 starring Abi Davies and Bonita Trigg<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>Creative commons music used:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Extract from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mozart_-_Piano_Sonata_No._12_in_F_Major,_K.332_-_II._Adagio.ogg\" target=\"_blank\">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata No. 12 in F Major, ii. Adagio<\/a>. <\/li><li>Extract from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Haydn_sonata_hob._XVI_23_mvt_1.oga\" target=\"_blank\">Joseph Haydn, Piano Sonata No. 38. Performance by Ivan Ili\u0107, recorded in Manchester in December, 2006<\/a>. File originally from IMSLP.<\/li><li>Extract from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart_-_sonata_no._13_in_b_flat_major,_k.333_-_iii._allegretto_grazioso.ogg\" target=\"_blank\">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, iii. Allegretto Grazioso<\/a>. File originally from Musopen.<\/li><li>Extract from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:George_Frideric_Handel_-_suite_i,_no._2_in_f_major,_hwv_427_-_ii._allegro.ogg\" target=\"_blank\">George Frideric Handel, Suite I, No. 2 in F Major, ii. Allegro<\/a>. File originally from Musopen. <\/li><li>Extract from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Beethoven_-_Piano_Sonata_No._28_in_A_Major,_Op._101_-_I._Etwas_lebhaft,_und_mit_der_innigsten_Empfindung.ogg\" target=\"_blank\">Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major<\/a>. File originally from Musopen.   <\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode, we read Chapters 37 to 41 of Sense and Sensibility (which was where Volume 3 started in the original publication). We talk about how the news of Edward and Lucy is spread, the picture we get of Lucy and Anne&#8217;s relationship, the resurgence of the &#8216;cautionary tale&#8217;, and how this is the &#8230; <a title=\"Sense and Sensibility: Episode 8, Chapters 37-41\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/11\/sense-and-sensibility-episode-1-chapters-37-41\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><em>Sense and Sensibility<\/em>: Episode 8, Chapters 37-41<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":326,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319\/revisions\/326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}