tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post8885496826001805542..comments2023-11-30T17:49:01.592-07:00Comments on Regency Delight ~Jane Austen, etc.~: On Rereading Pride and PrejudiceMelodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-40807072920276308572013-05-18T15:13:22.786-06:002013-05-18T15:13:22.786-06:00Please do a post on what you see in Mr. Darcy! I&...Please do a post on what you see in Mr. Darcy! I'd be fascinated.<br /><br />I recently reread P&P and noticed how very often Darcy says something and is completely misunderstood, even by Bingley! You can read a lot of his lines at least two ways, which is just fascinating from both a reader's and writer's perspectives.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-51210353734162665462013-03-11T10:50:00.017-06:002013-03-11T10:50:00.017-06:00Kara,
Oh, you definitely should read it again! :) ...Kara,<br />Oh, you definitely should read it again! :) And if you think a Mr. Darcy post would make you want to, that surely is good encouragement. Thanks. ;)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-58598825008060344152013-03-08T23:43:38.937-07:002013-03-08T23:43:38.937-07:00I'm definitely in favor of you doing a post on...I'm definitely in favor of you doing a post on Mr. Darcy! hint hint hint :P <br /><br />Should I admit that it's been years since I read P&P? But since I just won a copy recently, I really need to read it again.<br /><br />You know, if you did a post on Mr. Darcy, it would probably go a long ways in encouraging my reread! ;)<br /><br />All those quotes are fabulous by the way.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-13524398906530623302013-03-06T19:59:09.095-07:002013-03-06T19:59:09.095-07:00Livia Rachelle,
Ha, I meant I did NOT think the sp...Livia Rachelle,<br />Ha, I meant I did NOT think the spellings themselves were peculiar to JA. ;)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-86310736131200179932013-03-06T19:57:26.155-07:002013-03-06T19:57:26.155-07:00Alexandra,
Hahaha. I do love to shock people somet...Alexandra,<br />Hahaha. I do love to shock people sometimes. ;)<br />Yeah, I don't really picture the actors when I'm reading P&P either... but then, I prefer it that way. I actually usually try to read books without picturing the movies. I like to make my own vision of them, hoping that it might be more like the authors'; and the 1995 adaptation is good because none of the characters are inaccurately portrayed, and it is well-acted. :)<br />So... do you like CF's or the book's Mr. Darcy better? (Well, so far...)<br /><br />Jessica,<br />Haha... I do wish I would have read the book first. I wonder how I would have pictured him? And do you know, towards the end of the story I actually started picturing Daniel Parish from Lark Rise for some reason... o.O <br />Although, the book never did exactly go on and on about him being handsome or anything. And although Elizabeth agreed verbally with the housekeeper that he was handsome, she did think at some point that he wasn't as dashing as Wickham.<br /><br />Jane,<br />Yes, he's far and away the best one! :)<br />Yeah, well, they had produced a new one in 2005, and since that one was so inaccurate, maybe it would swing back to being accurate again this time. ;)<br /><br />Livia Rachelle,<br />Having the complexities not be obvious is definitely preferable to messing them up! Although I still think Colin Firth didn't exactly understand him, and that he should have smiled just a tad more! :)<br />You don't get Mr. Darcy's view all that often in P&P either, and a lot of his character is learned through conversations too... except in the areas where Elizabeth is finding out more about him. ;) <br />Oh, I did think the spellings themselves were peculiar to JA, and I do know that things weren't standardized at the time; it is just that I found it amusing how she actually spelled things differently apparently depending on what she felt like at the time. Idiosyncratic, you know. See, if it was me, I would pick the spelling/capitalization I thought best and stick with it, rather than doing different things at random--but I find it quite interesting that she did it that way. <br />And I've done a little research for various British spellings and a lot of them were old-fashioned and are no longer the standard even in the UK. Some of the less odd ones can sort of be optional though, I think. <br />Haha, I know what you mean about feeling like you don't deserve to reread some books yet when there are so many untouched! ;) But I'm glad The Classics Club lets you put rereads on the list. It's kind of nice to take breaks from the new stuff and go back to the ones you know already that you're going to like.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting, everyone!Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-77430585182754735542013-03-06T19:33:52.753-07:002013-03-06T19:33:52.753-07:00Perhaps Colin Firth's portrayal was done so th...Perhaps Colin Firth's portrayal was done so that Darcy's complexities would not be messed up in the book to movie transition-just a thought. Also, Mr. Darcy was more developed than Mr. Knightly-you don't really ever get much of Mr. Knightly's view and you have to read him through everyday conversation...that is why he could be expanded upon and that is why I think that Johnny Lee Miller AND Mark Strong's adaptions can stand (don't speak to me of Jeremy Northam-I cannot abide that lump). Also the spellings and capitalizations "discrepancies" were NOT peculiar to JA; such things had not been standardized yet, and some of the interesting spellings may well be the British versions now-there is considerable differences between the languages BESIDES accents.<br />My second or third rereading had me hating Elizabeth for her blindness and prejudice (two of my pet peeves in real life) because I knew the truth, and she had obvious signs-so I was more on Darcy's side the whole book for that particular reread. I have a bad habit of skipping through to find what I want rather than rereading, and I have read so few books that I feel I don't deserve to reread my favs just yet consequently all of my Classic Club books (what a wonderful concept) are ones I haven't read :(Livia Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755623391278276925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-40635913592126522682013-03-06T16:22:58.267-07:002013-03-06T16:22:58.267-07:00Very True!! I agree with the general consensus tha...Very True!! I agree with the general consensus that Colin Firth wasn't the Perfect Mr Darcy.<br />I watched the mini series after I read the book & my first impression of Colin Firth was, "He's not as handsome as I imagined Mr Darcy to be!" Nevertheless, I still think he did a good job, at least alot better than the other options!<br />Now, a new adaption would be interesting but at the same time I'd be a bit nervous at what would be produced, the 1995 P&P being so iconic and so accurate!! Jane Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034439635328454093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-38002519349097319002013-03-06T14:22:55.268-07:002013-03-06T14:22:55.268-07:00Yes, do write a post on Mr. Darcy. ;-)I have alway...Yes, do write a post on Mr. Darcy. ;-)I have always liked him. And although I do like Colin Firth in the part, you are right that he is not just right for it. This may be shocking, but I don't think Mr. Firth is handsome enough for one thing. ha I didn't picture him looking at all like Colin Firth when reading the book....Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11137589022943286947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-69385151184513850302013-03-06T12:20:00.261-07:002013-03-06T12:20:00.261-07:00I am agog, I am aghast...did Melody actually speak...I am agog, I am aghast...did Melody actually speak against Colin Firth? :-P<br /><br />Except thaaaat...I totally agree. As you may know, I'm slowly trying to get my way through P&P annnnd the thing that shocked me the most about it was how little most of the characters reminded me of their 95 counterparts...couldn't picture them at all...ESPECIALLY Mr. D. Absolutely flabbergasted me. Anyway. So yeah. I totally vote for new BBC adaptation. Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437117457544744702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-36432893051523006332013-03-06T09:50:38.306-07:002013-03-06T09:50:38.306-07:00Mousie,
Ha, indeed. I think we all identify with t...Mousie,<br />Ha, indeed. I think we all identify with that sometimes. ;) Although with me, it is that I wish to say something clever or witty and know not how. :P<br />Oh, good grief, no. Positive encouragement from you, m'dear, would work much better than provocation. <br />Heehee, I am glad that makes you happy. And I'm <i>twying</i>. But it's harrrrd.<br />:PMelodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-54798030493143100072013-03-06T09:18:49.532-07:002013-03-06T09:18:49.532-07:00BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I love that quote about Mary wish...BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I love that quote about Mary wishing to say something sensible, but not knowing how. I identify with that a little more than I would wish to... *cough*...<br /><br />I should muchly like to read a post on The Real Mr. Darcy. Shall I shove your shoulder to the wheel? Or would it be more effective if I expressed an opinion which is, in fact, not my own and bashed the poor fellow so you'd have to come defend him? Just let me know. Always happy to oblige.<br /><br />p.s. I always get so happy when I see a post of Thine on my dashboard. You should blog more often. Not that that's a hint or anything.Miss Dashwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821653607968651548noreply@blogger.com