Comments on: Teacher/Student http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com This Jane Austen blog brings Jane Austen, her novels, and the Regency Period alive through food, dress, social customs, and other 19th C. historical details related to this topic. Wed, 22 May 2013 14:36:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Omayma Al Nabri http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/teacherstudent/#comment-48542 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:40:11 +0000 http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/teacherstudent/#comment-48542 I love this student(s) section, very useful! I am an Elective Literature student from Muscat, Oman. We are currently reading Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice book in class, and we have an assignment to complete. It is a “Blog” Write Assignment where we ask websites/blogs that are devoted to Jane Austen content specific questions about the book.
I would love it if you would take the time to answer a question of mine, and here it is: Elizabeth Bennet is known to be the heroine of the story, and certainly the one who thinks things deep. So how do her first impression judgments of Mr. Collins and Mr. Darcy affect her later on?

]]> By: alwonderland23 http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/teacherstudent/#comment-23885 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:04:03 +0000 http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/teacherstudent/#comment-23885 Hi,
I am currently doing my degree dissertation on Jane Austen (because I love her) and her novels, I wondered if you could point me in the direction of some scholarly articles that support the idea her novels are based on marriage or class!
Love the website so much, thanks!

Alice Taylor

]]> By: curlygrandma http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/teacherstudent/#comment-6745 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:49:36 +0000 http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/teacherstudent/#comment-6745 Are you able to recommend a website that shares old writing lessons for children in the 1800s?

]]> By: Vic http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/teacherstudent/#comment-4472 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:59:21 +0000 http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/teacherstudent/#comment-4472 No problem, Ling. I enjoy feedback. Have you thought of telling your students to download the podcasts of her novels? To some modern ears, Jane’s old-fashioned language is easier to understand when spoken, and the novels seem more accessible that way. See my podcast section.

]]> By: Ling http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/teacherstudent/#comment-4471 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:53:15 +0000 http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/teacherstudent/#comment-4471 Wow, I love this teacher/student section of the blog. In in Yr 10 and i’ve read all of Jane Austen’s novels at least twice. I started in the holidays last year. Pride and prejudice was so good I went on to persuasion. This fired me up and I made it my goal to finish all her novels asap and now I’m done!

Somehow, there really is a timeless quality in her works that appeals to everyone (at least us women) and affects them on a different level. She is truly great and I love that you have a blog and all to show it. I have recently been extra keen on learning more about the context etc. I’m even starting to read The mysteries of Udolpho (Catherine’s fav. novel as you know) as they say that Jane Austen was influenced by the author and read the books herself.

I have been persuading everyone in my year group that Jane Austen is a better read than Stephanie Meyer, and have succeeded to different degrees…but anyways, it’s just so suprising that Austen has stayed at the top in the “book market” since the 19th century and we are now in the 21st century… amazing.

note- sorry about the long post! ^^

]]> By: Vic (Jane Austen's World) http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/teacherstudent/#comment-3018 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:22:31 +0000 http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/teacherstudent/#comment-3018 Simply google the words “Jane Austen’s popularity”, and articles like these pop up:

The Revival of Jane Austen

On Jane Austen’s Popularity

Tracing Jane Austen’s Popularity

etc.

]]> By: cora http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/teacherstudent/#comment-2408 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:05:38 +0000 http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/teacherstudent/#comment-2408 hi!
where do i find information about the popularity of jane austen in the 20th and 21st century?
thanks

]]> By: Ms. Place http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/teacherstudent/#comment-1391 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:06:25 +0000 http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/teacherstudent/#comment-1391 Hello Anne,

Thank you for your question. I would discuss your interest with the head of the English Department at your university. He or she will steer you to a first level course on 18th century or 19th century English Literature. Jane Austen is associated with Romanticism, so you might read those course descriptions as well.

On my own, I would simply start reading Jane Austen’s books. Some people who are new to her novels encounter difficulty reading her language. Listening to podcasts might help as you are reading. (Jane’s words sound wonderful spoken) Librivox offers the podcasts for free. (See the AV/E-Texts tab.) If you decide to go it alone, the last link in the student section leads you to a series of videos about Pride and Prejudice. As you finish reading a chapter in the book, you can click on the video that corresponds to the chapters, read the summaries and answer a few questions. (The Rocketbook video sits at the top of the page.)

Good luck! If you are curious, I began with Pride and Prejudice, then read Persuasion.

]]> By: Anne Peverett http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/teacherstudent/#comment-1389 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:12:03 +0000 http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/teacherstudent/#comment-1389 Where do I start I want a basic course however my modest learning ability hass only just reached level 2 Undergraduate.
I am fascinated by jane austin and would love to start somewhere.

Can you help direct me. Thanks Anne

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