{"id":243,"date":"2020-12-27T19:19:12","date_gmt":"2020-12-27T08:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/?p=243"},"modified":"2021-02-08T19:51:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T08:51:46","slug":"sense-and-sensibility-episode-1-chapters-1-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/27\/sense-and-sensibility-episode-1-chapters-1-5\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Sense and Sensibility<\/em>: Episode 1, Chapters 1-5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-7017751\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/829264\/7017751.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-7017751&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, we read the first five chapters of <em>Sense and Sensibility<\/em>. We give a brief publishing history, and talk about the themes of sense and sensibility, the lack of dialogue in the first chapter, how much money the Dashwoods have, the emphasis on caring about the arts, how very young the girls are, and the lack of presentation of Edward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> We discuss the characters of John and Fanny Dashwood, then Ellen talks about wills and marriage settlements, and Harriet gives an overview of the popular culture adaptations, modernisations, continuations and variations on the book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Things we mention:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>References:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Claire Tomalin, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/50376.Jane_Austen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jane Austen: A Life<\/a><\/em> (1997)<\/li><li>Edward Copeland [Editor], <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/au\/academic\/subjects\/literature\/literary-texts\/sense-and-sensibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility<\/a><\/em> (2006)<\/li><li>Sheila Kaye-Smith and G.B. Stern,&nbsp;<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> (1943) and <em>More Talk of Jane Austen<\/em> (1950)<\/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>MGM, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0433412\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Material Girls (opens in a new tab)\">Material Girls<\/a><\/em> (2006) \u2013 starring Hilary Duff and Haylie Duff<\/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 href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1600438\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Scents and Sensibility (opens in a new tab)\">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<p> Variations on the book: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Amanda Grange, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/3151913-colonel-brandon-s-diary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Colonel Brandon\u2019s Diary<\/em><\/a> (2008)<\/li><li>Ben H. Winters and Jane Austen, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/6425725-sense-and-sensibility-and-sea-monsters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters<\/em><\/a> (2009)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>Creative commons music used:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Extract from\u00a0<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\u00a0<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\u00a0<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\u00a0<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\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/imslp.org\/wiki\/Orfeo_ed_Euridice,_Wq.30_(Gluck,_Christoph_Willibald)\" target=\"_blank\">Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice<\/a>. File from IMSLP.  <\/li><li>Extract from\u00a0<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 the first five chapters of Sense and Sensibility. We give a brief publishing history, and talk about the themes of sense and sensibility, the lack of dialogue in the first chapter, how much money the Dashwoods have, the emphasis on caring about the arts, how very young the girls are, &#8230; <a title=\"Sense and Sensibility: Episode 1, Chapters 1-5\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/27\/sense-and-sensibility-episode-1-chapters-1-5\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><em>Sense and Sensibility<\/em>: Episode 1, Chapters 1-5<\/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":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":277,"href":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243\/revisions\/277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}