#JaneAusten

[readyforthedarkside]

November came and left a feel of nostalgia. Listening to the rain outside, soundtrack of my dying heart. Spring is so far away.

[alittlebookdust]

The Austenian Confession

The art is not so much in the climactic moment of truth as in the building of an exquisitely delicate and elaborate scaffolding of indirect character interactions that assuredly leads up to a declaration of love. Austen, the genius of social observation and emotional subtlety that threads through her very interactions, layers it into the narrative, so that when and Austen confession arrives, it does feel both inevitable and profound.

Austen's confessions are never straightforwardly that of revealing a secret or of love; there is a great point of culmination in them, a great crescendo of many small exchanges, looks, instances, which, taken singly, would indeed seem trivial, but here they burst in their meaning in the context of the novel. Such indirect moments of interaction would be the platform on which Austen builds the emotional weight, sustaining for the confession. That mechanism has given Austen the ability to delve into the subtleties of her personages' feelings and their interrelations in the manner that comes off as really realistic.

I mean, LOOK at Persuasion. The quiet constancy of Anne Elliot, and the long-felt dislike of Captain Wentworth, now and then making as striking a comment on the canvas of lounging glances and overheard discourses. Plotted through years of separation and silent longing, the climax of their story comes with Wentworth's letter: a confession of love that will always last, now stronger for the time lost, and the words left unspoken between them. Therefore, this letter—culminating in so many delicate, intelligent, passionate, and classically Austenian moments that Wentworth's voice in it has been called one of Austen's masterstrokes—allows the author to eavesdrop up close, through Austen's skill at creating moments of confession deeply tied to the character's emotional journey and the social context that formed it.

So we see how Austen crafts confessional moments—stolen, rising, tight—between characters that are as pivotal to the plot as they are deeply revealing of character, focusing on the gradual build of tension and understanding. These moments light up the social moral and norm of Austen's time; they seem to show how many of her characters were constrained and pressurized, yet also full of resourcefulness, wit, and a wealth of emotion.

[universalzone]

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[ardentlyinlovedarcy]

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Gorgeous painting-like photo of @queen_astraea wearing our Regency stays, petticoat and chemise beneath her gown. Photo by @smoltog #janeausten #regency #regencyfashion #historicalcostume #historicalcostuming #historicalfashion dress by @welldressedhistorian bonnet by regencyaustentation on Etsy (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp5xnUxvLIv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ibelongtotheclassics]

I was reluctant not dauntless enough to continue watching the following seasons of Sanditon (S2 & S3) because of Sidney Parker's (portrayed by Theo James) departure from the show.

But I'm glad I shrugged off that thought 😊

I made the right decision to stream seasons 2 & 3!!! AHHH I ardently love how Mr Alexander Colbourne was introduced to Charlotte's life. Their dynamics, the mutual pining of feelings, the angst!!! 🔥😍

Glad they got their happy ending 💖

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[carolinebingley-wouldve-hated-me]

No life is eternal, but your life is the closet to it. Happy Birthday Dear Jane. You are still remembered every day.

[louisissucha-teez]

ok but can we talk about the prophecy (ttpd) and lizzie? like her wishing for a marriage of respect, if not love, knowing very well that it might possibly never occur for her. and then mr collins's proposal happens and then mr darcy's first proposal happens and she is starting to kind of accept the reality of her prospects (because even someone as strong as lizzie would be a little despaired after two less-than-ideal proposals, added onto her already existing worries about jane) that maybe it really is in her destiny to not get a happy marriage. her prophecy, one might even call it.

and she is kind of making peace with it, but then. but then.

mr darcy 2.0 happens and she dares to hope. the events at Pemberley unfold and she sees how he talks to the gardiners and how he so openly introduced her to his sister and how he seems to not be disgusted at the sight of her after that shitshow in kent and, for once, it's actually going well and lizzie thinks that, maybe, something might come out of it. maybe all is not lost yet. but then.

just when she thought things were taking a turn for the better, wickham happens. the elopement. she thought she caught lightning in a bottle but it's gone again. she has lost him. again. she has lost a chance at happiness. again. and she's telling herself that, really, she shouldn't have tried to deny what was written in her destiny in the first place and that she should've known better.

she is back at longbourn and she knows that nothing will ever change, no matter what the outcome of lydia's elopement may be. she's lamenting what she never had, what she never will have. it was never money she wanted. just someone who would want her company. someone who would trust her, respect her, listen to her. but even that feels like asking for too much for now the bennets are ruined and she might as well learn to stop expecting any sort of marriage for herself now, let alone one that may offer her happiness and change her prophecy.

at kent mr darcy had showed his hand. at pemberley, he had been more open than she would've ever thought him capable of, and that was when she could still sense his reticence. sitting at longbourn, watching her life play out like fools in a fable, all of it is 'sinking in' now, the poison of her circumstances is seeping into her blood, but she still can't help but dream of him, dream of what could've been. she feels like the very last drops of an ink pen, dragging something on when it's of no use anymore because even after all this, she has that glimmer of hope in her that mayhe their story still has a few words left to be written. she had waited, against her pragmatic mind, for him to maybe say somehing to her once again when they were in derbyshire and now, when it's all out of reach, she thinks that it might have resulted in something if not for the elopement.

the elopement. she knows after wickham, there is simply no way mr darcy's feelings for her, even had they been stronger than they surely could've been after that sound rejection, could be anything other than non-existant. even statues crumble if they're made to wait, after all. and now she has sealed her fate, no sign of soulmates.

she's out in the garden (that 2005 scene). lady catherine visited her the previous day, digging at her wounds, rubbing in her helplessness in the face of her prophecy. it's before dawn and, in the absence of daylight, she does something a greater woman would never. she begs. she looks to the sky and says please.

i know it is all a little all over the place but i just think that the prophecy is so hauntingly reminiscent of lizzie.

[laurasuarezinfo]

Pride and Prejudice“I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.” - Pride and Prejudice

[snehadarkacademia]

Do I really need to have a job for a living??? Is it not enough to live for saying hi to the moon, for scheming through libraries for hours just to feel warm, for sighing happily at that first sip of coffee on a misty afternoon, for smiling at every dog you pass by, for looking at the stars and feeling infinite, for peeling oranges for your lover, for walking through strawberry fields before dawn, for watching pride and prejudice for the 150th time and still being amazed, for writing a shitty poetry the first time you fell in love????

[readyforthedarkside]

Spring lives on inside.

[ladylipt]

210 years ago, Pride and Prejudice was publish! (28 January 1813) Picture found on: @google #janeausten #janeaustenfan #book #books #prideandprejudice #1813 #novel #novels https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn9amwuIjAN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ardentlyinlovedarcy]

[rationalseries]

long time fan? persuasion newbie? If you can’t get enough persuasion, watch rational creatures too! 💌

free to watch! season one is out now and the story will wrap up with season two, releasing later this summer

modern adaptation

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possibly the only version to include flashbacks to Wentworth and Anne’s backstory? 

all the pining and yearning looks your heart desires

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