{"id":348,"date":"2021-08-14T15:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-14T05:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/?page_id=348"},"modified":"2023-01-02T14:32:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T03:32:42","slug":"season-2-sense-and-sensibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/season-2-sense-and-sensibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 2: Sense and Sensibility<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From 27 December 2020 to 28 June 2021, we read through Sense and Sensibility<\/em>. In every episide, we covered approximately five chapters of the book, and also looked at one character in detail, and some aspect of the historical context. Each episode finished with a discussion of how the chapters were addressed in the various popular culture versions of the book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Episode<\/strong><\/td>Character<\/strong><\/td>Historical<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Episode 1: Chapters 1-5<\/a><\/td>John and Fanny Dashwood<\/td>Wills and marriage settlements<\/td><\/tr>
Episode 2: Chapters 6-11<\/a><\/td>Mrs Jennings<\/td>How members of the gentry spent their time<\/td><\/tr>
Episode 3: Chapters 12-15<\/a><\/td>Colonel Brandon<\/td>The military in the East Indies<\/td><\/tr>
Episode 4: Chapters 16-20<\/a><\/td>Mr and Mrs Palmer<\/td>Sensibility and romanticism<\/td><\/tr>
Episode 5: Chapters 21-25<\/a><\/td>Lucy and Anne Steele<\/td>Childhood<\/td><\/tr>
Episode 6: Chapters 26-31<\/a><\/td>Marianne Dashwood<\/td>Duelling<\/td><\/tr>
Episode 7: Chapters 32-36<\/a><\/td>Mrs Dashwood<\/td>London<\/td><\/tr>
Episode 8: Chapters 37-41<\/a><\/td>Edward Ferrars<\/td>The clergy<\/td><\/tr>
Episode 9: Chapters 42-46<\/a><\/td>John Willoughby<\/td>Medical practitioners<\/td><\/tr>
Episode 10: Chapters 47-50<\/a><\/td>Elinor Dashwood<\/td>Art, music and writing<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We also talked about the following popular culture versions in most episodes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n