{"id":516,"date":"2022-05-24T22:33:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T12:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/?p=516"},"modified":"2022-05-29T20:48:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T10:48:12","slug":"mansfield-park-episode-7-chapters-26-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/24\/mansfield-park-episode-7-chapters-26-30\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Mansfield Park<\/em>: Episode 7, Chapters 26-30"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-10672219\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/829264\/10672219-s03e07-mansfield-park-episode-6-chapters-26-30.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-10672219&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, we read Chapters 26 to 30 of&nbsp;<em>Mansfield Park<\/em>. We talk about Fanny&#8217;s preparations for the ball, the amber cross, her emotion reactions after Edmund gives her the chain, her post-ball meeting with Mary, and the scene where Henry tells Mary he plans to marry Fanny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We discuss Lady Bertram, then Ellen talks about what is meant by being &#8216;out&#8217;, and Harriet follows this with some information about balls and dancing. Harriet also talks about how adaptations and modernisations treat these chapters.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Things we mention:   <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>General and character discussion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>John Wiltshire [Editor], <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/au\/academic\/subjects\/literature\/literary-texts\/mansfield-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen: Mansfield Park<\/a><\/em> (2005)<\/li><li>Helena Kelly, <em><a aria-label=\"Jane Austen, the Secret Radical (opens in a new tab)\" 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) [sees the amber cross and chain as a metaphor for slavery and Christianity]<\/li><li>Jillian Heydt-Stevenson, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/364520.Austen_s_Unbecoming_Conjunctions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jane Austen\u2019s Unbecoming Conjunctions: Subversive Laughter, Embodied History<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(2005) [sees the amber cross, chain and necklace as a sexual metaphor]<\/li><li>The topaz crosses that belonged to Jane and Cassandra Austen:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Topaz-crosses.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"560\" class=\"wp-image-536\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Topaz-crosses.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Topaz-crosses.jpg 750w, http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Topaz-crosses-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br><em>Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/janeaustens.house\/object\/topaz-crosses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jane Austen&#8217;s House Museum<\/a>, photography by Peter Smith<\/em><\/li><li>Adrian Dickens, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ETBImNubSJs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jewels of the Regency<\/a> (2022 &#8211; YouTube video of presentation to the Jane Austen Society of Australia)<\/li><li>Sheila Kaye-Smith and G.B. Stern,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/1102190.Talking_of_Jane_Austen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Talking of Jane Austen<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(1943) <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-daily-knightley\/id1473877681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Daily Knightley<\/a> (2021) [podcast]<\/li><li>John Sutherland, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/161100.Can_Jane_Eyre_Be_Happy_?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Can Jane Eyre be happy?<\/em> <\/a>(2000)<\/li><li>William Hogarth, <em>The Painter and his Pug <\/em>(1745)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hogarth-The-Painter-and-his-Pug-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1972\" height=\"2560\" class=\"wp-image-535\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hogarth-The-Painter-and-his-Pug-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"William Hogarth, The Painter and his Pug\" srcset=\"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hogarth-The-Painter-and-his-Pug-scaled.jpg 1972w, http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hogarth-The-Painter-and-his-Pug-231x300.jpg 231w, http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hogarth-The-Painter-and-his-Pug-789x1024.jpg 789w, http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hogarth-The-Painter-and-his-Pug-768x997.jpg 768w, http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hogarth-The-Painter-and-his-Pug-1183x1536.jpg 1183w, http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hogarth-The-Painter-and-his-Pug-1578x2048.jpg 1578w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1972px) 100vw, 1972px\" \/><\/a><\/li><li>The Regency novels of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georgette_Heyer\" target=\"_blank\">Georgette Heyer<\/a> (1902-1974)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Historical discussion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Tea with Cassiane YouTube videos about Regency dancing<ul><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rwQPAhTBvXs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">5 Things That Jane Austen Films Always Get Wrong About the Dancing<\/a><\/em> (2020)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3WKyLE3QNRU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Regency Dancer Analyzes Jane Austen&#8217;s Ballroom Scenes<\/a><\/em> (2021)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vOa7xcthgyQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>A Regency Dancer Reads Jane Austen Part 2 (Mansfield Park, Sense and Sensibility, and The Watsons)<\/em><\/a> (2022)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Popular culture discussion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Adaptations:<ul><li>BBC, <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0085052\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mansfield Park<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;(1983) \u2013 starring Sylvestra Le Touzel and Nicholas Farrell (6 episodes)<\/li><li>Miramax, <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0178737\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mansfield Park<\/a><\/em> (1999) \u2013 starring Frances O\u2019Connor and Jonny Lee Miller<\/li><li>ITV, <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0847182\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mansfield Park<\/a><\/em> (2007) \u2013 starring Billie Piper and Blake Ritson<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Modernisations:<ul><li>YouTube, Foot in the Door Theatre, <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCOz41y0VXokzWpyClimh6xQ\" target=\"_blank\">From Mansfield With Love<\/a><\/em> (2014-2015)<\/li><\/ul><\/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 26 to 30 of&nbsp;Mansfield Park. We talk about Fanny&#8217;s preparations for the ball, the amber cross, her emotion reactions after Edmund gives her the chain, her post-ball meeting with Mary, and the scene where Henry tells Mary he plans to marry Fanny. We discuss Lady Bertram, then Ellen talks &#8230; <a title=\"Mansfield Park: Episode 7, Chapters 26-30\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/24\/mansfield-park-episode-7-chapters-26-30\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><em>Mansfield Park<\/em>: Episode 7, Chapters 26-30<\/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":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516"}],"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=516"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":543,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516\/revisions\/543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}