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1 day ago · Jane Austen ( / ˈɒstɪn, ˈɔːstɪn / OST-in, AW-stin; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century.
May 16, 2024 · Persuasion, novel by Jane Austen, published posthumously in 1817. Unlike her novel Northanger Abbey, with which it was published, Persuasion (written 1815–16) is a work of Austen’s maturity. Like Mansfield Park and Emma, it contains subdued satire and develops the comedy of character and manners.
May 28, 2024 · Mafia!, also known as Jane Austen's Mafia!, is a 1998 comedy film directed by Jim Abrahams and starring Jay Mohr, Lloyd Bridges, Olympia Dukakis, and Christina Applegate. It spoofs Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather series and various other mafia films, notably Martin Scorsese's Casino.
Jun 1, 2024 · Cassandra was a jealous guardian of her sister’s private life, and after Jane’s death she censored the surviving letters, destroying many and cutting up others. But Jane Austen’s own novels provide indisputable evidence that their author understood the experience of love and of love disappointed.
May 13, 2024 · Pride and Prejudice, romantic novel by Jane Austen, published anonymously in three volumes in 1813. A classic of English literature, written with incisive wit and superb character delineation, it centers on the burgeoning relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy.
May 25, 2024 · Marlon Brando did it himself in The Freshman, and Jim Abrahams (part of the Naked Gun brain trust) directed Jane Austen’s Mafia! There have also been humorous references in several Simpsons episodes, Modern Family, and John Belushi’s portrayal of Don Vito in group therapy on Saturday Night Live.
May 29, 2024 · In our days that can seem at times marked by an air of hopelessness, Jane Austen’s final novel is a call to a love that hopes beyond itself. The call to our own moments of solitude — prayer, meditation, quiet —is clear. The loudness of our age makes recollection imperative.
