Another news outlet joining Austen and Brontë references is
The Scotsman. Scotland on Sunday:
Life, as you all know, is short, but not so fleeting that Martin Amis can't find time to contribute to a new anthology on why, after 200 years, we're still obsessed with Jane Austen. His particular angle is to imagine a sex scene between Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet. No doubt he'll soon grace us with his opinions about which of the Brontë sisters was hottest and on which page to find the really mucky bit in Finnegans Wake. It strikes me that one of the reasons Austen is still so influential and admired is her sly, wry capacity to leave some things unsaid. (Stuart Kelly)
The anthology in question is
A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen, by the way.
The Australian reviews another book,
Trespass by Rose Tremain, and concludes:
A clash of primal and pedestrian evils, it can be enjoyed on this level alone, but the genre is capable of great and tragic characters, such as Heathcliff and Miss Haversham, and just yesterday I forgot Anthony Verey's name. (Kathy Hunt)
The Scotsman briefly touches upon
Laura Marling's Brontëiteness in a review of her latest album,
I Speak Because I Can.
But being a fan of the Brontës, she also offers a less hospitable take on the countryside on Made By Maid, about fulfilling and neglecting family bonds. (Fiona Shepherd)
On the blogosphere:
...Is Five has been inspired by
Jane Eyre to create an embroidery pattern. And
Joy's Blog is reading Rachel Ferguson's
The Brontës Went to Woolworths.
Categories: Books, Brontëites, Jane Eyre, Music
Martin Amis - cribbing from Mr Darcy Takes A Wife?
ReplyDelete(I actually had to stop reading that because I was overdosing on sex scenes and I can't believe they would've been at it in the carriage on their honeymoon!)
Or indeed that Mr Darcy would have lots of muddy dogs climbing about on his bed. Where did that come from?!
ReplyDelete"The hottest Bronte sister": Nice theme for a poll. I would vote for Charlotte definitely.
ReplyDeleteHelen - I don't think I'll be reading that book any time soon! Thanks for the warning, though.
ReplyDeleteKsotikoula - haha! Charlotte would certainly be flattered by that.