tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580946865077078981.post3657381537361712290..comments2023-06-15T07:06:27.756-04:00Comments on Elliot's Reading: The unique elements in Austen's Persuasion and why it's a favorite among some readers elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097945161482561807noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580946865077078981.post-66045425486875531682017-02-22T08:21:38.247-05:002017-02-22T08:21:38.247-05:00Again, good points here from Jocelie; that said, d...Again, good points here from Jocelie; that said, don't we sense in P&P that the entire purpose of the army is to provide escorts to dances? As a rule, Austen's novels are purged of history and current events; Persuasion is a partial exception in that the just-concluded war is an ominous event that induces the characters to seize the day - but even so, we learn nothing about the military service of the many eligible naval officers who populate this novel. elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097945161482561807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580946865077078981.post-66244942939468679562017-02-21T14:21:29.053-05:002017-02-21T14:21:29.053-05:00I think you're right about the "autumnal&...I think you're right about the "autumnal" feeling of the novel (this was written in Austen's "later period," unlike Pride and Prejudice). But certainly many of her other novels refer to world events: P&P has the officers stationed nearby and very involved in the plot; in Northanger Abbey, Eleanor refers to "the London riots," which were occurring at that time as a result of panic about the French revolution; Mansfield Park: the family's money came from its West Indies plantations; ... you get my point. Joceliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11455817744971413103noreply@blogger.com