{"id":843,"date":"2024-11-24T23:15:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T12:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/?p=843"},"modified":"2025-02-03T23:51:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T12:51:31","slug":"persuasion-episode-1-chapters-1-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/24\/persuasion-episode-1-chapters-1-3\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Persuasion<\/em>: Episode 1, Chapters 1-3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-16163056\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/829264\/episodes\/16163056-s05e01-persuasion-chapters-1-to-3.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-16163056&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, we talk about the publishing history of <em>Persuasion<\/em>, the precise dates we are given in the book, the fact that we learn very little about Anne in the first chapters, and how well Mr Shepherd is managing Sir Walter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The character we discuss is Sir Walter Elliot. In the historical section, Ellen talks about baronets, and for popular culture Harriet gives an overview of the screen adaptations of <em>Persuasion<\/em>, and then talks in more detail about the about the 1971 BBC adaptation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Things we mention:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Historical discussion:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>John Debrett, <em>The Baronetage of England, containing their Descent and Present State<\/em> (1808)<\/li><li>William Dugdale, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com.au\/books\/edition\/The_antient_usage_in_bearing_of_such_ens\/R9GAbuXi-tsC?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The antient usage in bearing of such ensigns of honour as are commonly called arms<\/a><\/em> (1682)<\/li><li>Thomas Wotton, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/p1englishbaronet03wott\/page\/n5\/mode\/2up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The English Baronetage : containing a genealogical and historical account of all the English baronets, now existing<\/a><\/em> (1741)<\/li><li>John Burke,<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/books\/reader?id=VxdVAAAAcAAJ&amp;pg=GBS.PP10&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <em>A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>(1838)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Popular culture discussion:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>BBC, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0303509\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Persuasion<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>(1960) \u2013 starring Daphne Slater and Paul Daneman<\/li><li>BBC, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0066702\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Persuasion<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(1971) \u2013 starring Ann Firbank and Bryan Marshall<ul><li>Watch on YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/q-JQ0fgzX4M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sk9EyG0Ce6k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 2<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cobb_steps_1971.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stairs on the Cobb<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cobb_steps_1971.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"817\" class=\"wp-image-849\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cobb_steps_1971.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cobb_steps_1971.jpg 1080w, http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cobb_steps_1971-300x227.jpg 300w, http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cobb_steps_1971-1024x775.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cobb_steps_1971-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OnAk4yszEgk?si=xEvc6NYZiGY8-JBA&amp;t=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Louisa&#8217;s fall<\/a> (this YouTube video shows the same scene from four different adaptations of <em>Persuasion<\/em>)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>TVE, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0663008\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Novela: Persuasi\u00f3n<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(1972) \u2013 starring Maite Blasco and Juan Diego<\/li><li>BBC Film, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0114117\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Persuasion<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(1995) \u2013 starring Amanda Root and Ciar\u00e1n Hinds<\/li><li>Clerkenwell Films, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0844330\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Persuasion<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(2007) \u2013 starring Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penry-Jones<\/li><li>Netflix, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt13456318\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Persuasion<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(2022) \u2013 starring Dakota Johnson and Cosmo Jarvis<\/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 talk about the publishing history of Persuasion, the precise dates we are given in the book, the fact that we learn very little about Anne in the first chapters, and how well Mr Shepherd is managing Sir Walter. The character we discuss is Sir Walter Elliot. In the historical section, Ellen &#8230; <a title=\"Persuasion: Episode 1, Chapters 1-3\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/24\/persuasion-episode-1-chapters-1-3\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><em>Persuasion<\/em>: Episode 1, Chapters 1-3<\/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":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843"}],"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=843"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":886,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843\/revisions\/886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}