Josua dalton asks a te i'd love to hear her opinion on what jane herself would think of the sytematic televisual adaptations of her works. Would she thus be disappointed or appreciate the exposure and or money? Im, i agree that some of the adaptations are a sort of worthy of a dentist in how unbelievably toothachy sweet they are. And soyes, as with the column you were quoting earlier about, you know, jane austen is a fraud,. I thought that was a better homage to make fun. Ah, then i'm to say how great she was, precisely because i too think that the gooe isn't always get at the point
Author and professor Janine Barchas of the University of Texas talks about her book, The Lost Books of Jane Austen, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. The conversation explores Austen's enduring reputation, how the cheap reprints of her work allowed that reputation to thrive, the links between Shakespeare and Austen, how Austen has thrived despite the old-fashioned nature of her content, Colin Firth's shirt, and the virtue of studying literature.