tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post2297734713029507942..comments2024-03-19T08:19:21.573+01:00Comments on MY JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB: MISTRESS BLOG TOUR LAUNCH. AUTHOR GUEST POST & GIVEAWAY: MASCULINITY IN THE REGENCY Maria Graziahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-50306197720630722212017-04-01T17:29:06.479+02:002017-04-01T17:29:06.479+02:00Ceri, thanks, I'm glad to help with rebuttals ...Ceri, thanks, I'm glad to help with rebuttals of that. :)sophieturner1805https://www.blogger.com/profile/05184599302506781781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-38708745735089863422017-04-01T01:20:26.642+02:002017-04-01T01:20:26.642+02:00I saw this article and instantly discounted it, so...I saw this article and instantly discounted it, so I am glad to see your rebuttal :)<br />Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908542708518435282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-43700604204758424292017-03-25T16:10:52.663+01:002017-03-25T16:10:52.663+01:00Thank you, LĂșthien84! I think we're totally ag...Thank you, LĂșthien84! I think we're totally agreed on that. I do wonder if Brummel's hair was regularly that tall, or if it's a bit caricatured in that photo, haha.sophieturner1805https://www.blogger.com/profile/05184599302506781781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-32246997001849287102017-03-24T11:40:51.198+01:002017-03-24T11:40:51.198+01:00I totally agree with you on Darcy's fashion se...I totally agree with you on Darcy's fashion sense, Sophie. In my mind, he is more Brummel than a fop.LĂșthien84https://www.blogger.com/profile/15390711363301378521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-70054827798011491832017-03-22T13:42:30.764+01:002017-03-22T13:42:30.764+01:00Dung, thanks for your comment! And yes I think we&...Dung, thanks for your comment! And yes I think we're all feeling a bit more grateful for that powdered wig tax. Good luck in the giveaway!sophieturner1805https://www.blogger.com/profile/05184599302506781781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-20542914084845430682017-03-22T11:51:02.175+01:002017-03-22T11:51:02.175+01:00I remember reading that article and couldn't d...I remember reading that article and couldn't disagree more! Thank goodness for powered wig tax! Congrats on your release. Looking forward to reading it!Dunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15638829530164701361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-37461117901400883722017-03-21T02:38:19.896+01:002017-03-21T02:38:19.896+01:00Jo's Daughter, I agree...I think he looks exce...Jo's Daughter, I agree...I think he looks exceedingly well. ;-)<br /><br />oloore, glad the rebuttal helped! And glad you're on board for the blog tour. We've got lots of great things coming up.<br /><br />KateB, an understated, elegant figure is an excellent way to put it. Thanks!<br /><br />Reeah, glad to hear you like idea, and thanks! sophieturner1805https://www.blogger.com/profile/05184599302506781781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-61545522485037052612017-03-20T18:28:03.899+01:002017-03-20T18:28:03.899+01:00I want so much to read this book!! Thank you so mu...I want so much to read this book!! Thank you so much for the chance and congratulations to the author for such a good and original idea! Andreea Draganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374138990195314657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-69432509914103840252017-03-20T14:12:41.203+01:002017-03-20T14:12:41.203+01:00Thanks Maria for making these wonderful observatio...Thanks Maria for making these wonderful observations about masculinity. Darcy should make an understated, elegant figure. No wigs. :)<br />Thanks for the giveaway. Congratulations on the book release, Sophie. KateBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143131149053715824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-61254978415568809872017-03-20T13:37:05.831+01:002017-03-20T13:37:05.831+01:00Thank you, Sophie, for justified rebuttal of that ...Thank you, Sophie, for justified rebuttal of that new York Times vision of how Mr.Darcy could have looked in their opinion. I was stressed a lot by the powdered hair blue coat picture, and so I heartily welcome your counter arguments:) And look forward to enjoying your blog tour and trying my luck in one of the wonderful giveaways. oloorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13570265161694455143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-35624841717711334282017-03-20T11:34:48.582+01:002017-03-20T11:34:48.582+01:00Colin's look is pure perfection if you ask me....Colin's look is pure perfection if you ask me. The darkblue of his jacket so compliments his brown "curly" hair... Jo's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271078986113832925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-85012300945772334002017-03-19T21:27:06.573+01:002017-03-19T21:27:06.573+01:00Thank you, NovElla! Good luck in the giveaway!Thank you, NovElla! Good luck in the giveaway!sophieturner1805https://www.blogger.com/profile/05184599302506781781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-11944864123915547532017-03-19T20:59:04.589+01:002017-03-19T20:59:04.589+01:00You put together some really great counterpoints! ...You put together some really great counterpoints! NovEllahttp://novellaandbanannabelle.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-191204511442385952017-03-19T15:43:24.254+01:002017-03-19T15:43:24.254+01:00Mary, thank you so much for your kind words about ...Mary, thank you so much for your kind words about the book. I'm a reader first and a writer second -- I write because I want to create these experiences for others. So to hear this book resonated with you is absolutely wonderful to hear. sophieturner1805https://www.blogger.com/profile/05184599302506781781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-31941528281254185322017-03-19T15:42:53.242+01:002017-03-19T15:42:53.242+01:00Great.
www.rsrue.blogspot.comGreat. <br />www.rsrue.blogspot.comR's Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711563217099699047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-90323499923949481532017-03-19T13:41:40.424+01:002017-03-19T13:41:40.424+01:00What an interesting post-informative, interesting ...What an interesting post-informative, interesting and one that definitely provided good for thought! <br /><br />I know I'm not alone in having the '95 P&P characters in my head whenever I read JAFF. To me,Colin is Mr Darcy,Jennifer, Elizabeth while Benjamin is our dear Mr B! <br /><br />I finished this wonderful book last night and I can honestly say it was one of the most compelling,beautifully written books that ive ever read. Delightful,heart wrenching, deeply moving and of course,highly recommended! <br /><br />I wish you the best of luck with this book,Sophie. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06643769895994661007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-91675565067679354732017-03-19T01:19:03.175+01:002017-03-19T01:19:03.175+01:00Daniela, glad to hear it! :-)
Anji, I'm with ...Daniela, glad to hear it! :-)<br /><br />Anji, I'm with you. Darcy in my head sometimes veers into Firth territory (I do think he did an excellent job playing him), but more often he's a more nebulous handsome, dark-haired man. Definitely tall. And yeah the Powder Tax was definitely my issue with it, too. Regardless of who Austen had visualized as Darcy, I think by the time it was published her expectation would have been that people envisioned Darcy and Elizabeth as "modern" people. If I recall, there was even some concern over references to places in Bath seeming outdated in Northanger Abbey, because that was written so much earlier. It might have been her family, though, and not her, since it was published posthumously. Although she did revise it before her death. I need to dig into this more. sophieturner1805https://www.blogger.com/profile/05184599302506781781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-81382721450999104032017-03-19T00:59:23.582+01:002017-03-19T00:59:23.582+01:00My first visualisation of Darcy was Laurence Olivi...My first visualisation of Darcy was Laurence Olivier, as my introduction to the works of Jane Austen was via the 1940 film of P&P. Later, he evolved into someone slightly younger looking (Darcy's late 20s as opposed to Olivier's mid 30s) but not really like anyone in particular from real life, and I include Colin Firth in that. I sometimes hear Colin's voice when I'm reading but that's as far as it goes. My Darcy is tall, dark and drop-dead gorgeous but nothing more. He certainly doesn't have powdered hair! <br /><br />My problem with that drawing is that the Powder Tax was brought in during 1795. Jane Austen wrote her first draft of First Impressions a year or two AFTER that and it wasn't published, as Pride and Prejudice, until some 16-17 years later after major revisions. So when did her visualistion of Darcy date from? The days of the first draft, when a gentleman of his status might have paid for a certificate to carry on using hair powder, or the later draft, when he almost certainly wouldn't have? We'll never know and in the end, he's a fictional character (shock horror!) so we can imagine him any way we choose and not be bound by dramatic portrayals or historians" drawings. Anjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580018261533290062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-41917299568272412972017-03-19T00:47:49.895+01:002017-03-19T00:47:49.895+01:00I am very excited to read this book. Thank you for...I am very excited to read this book. Thank you for the giveaway! :)Daniela Quadroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027572416782618394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-44476364211169665202017-03-18T21:03:20.314+01:002017-03-18T21:03:20.314+01:00Colleen, I definitely hear you on Elizabeth-Collin...Colleen, I definitely hear you on Elizabeth-Collins pairings, and I'll assure you that he doesn't survive the prologue. Her first marriage certainly affects Elizabeth, though, and I love the way you described Darcy having to charm out her loving personality again. :-)<br /><br />bn100, glad to hear you enjoyed them!<br /><br />Julia, yeah, that was my reaction on first seeing the article. Glad you saw the refutal first in case you encounter it elsewhere!sophieturner1805https://www.blogger.com/profile/05184599302506781781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-82125489168849472562017-03-18T20:58:15.745+01:002017-03-18T20:58:15.745+01:00Good lord, it had never even occurred to me that D...Good lord, it had never even occurred to me that Darcy might wear a powdered wig, how upsetting. I'm glad that my first encounter with the idea is a refutal!Julia Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-18201636311365380922017-03-18T20:19:56.825+01:002017-03-18T20:19:56.825+01:00fun imagesfun imagesbn100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-28986854030670414442017-03-18T18:38:14.777+01:002017-03-18T18:38:14.777+01:00Enjoyable post and congrats on the new book! My D...Enjoyable post and congrats on the new book! My Darcy is more what you describe- with the powerful thighs :) Not the effeminate featured Brommel. <br />I'm looking forward to reading this book. I'll be honest, Elizabeth-Collins parings make me want to cringe sometimes but I was happy to see that he does not make it very far into the book. But I love the stories where Elizabeth retains her strong character despite past horrible backstories and Darcy has to charm out her loving personality again. Love that there is a Spotify playlist to go along with the book! Thanks for the giveaway chance too.ColleenLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11682758386602400303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-58581178123921274572017-03-18T18:14:44.875+01:002017-03-18T18:14:44.875+01:00Vesper, yes, I think the adaptations have left mos...Vesper, yes, I think the adaptations have left most people thinking of actors when they think of Darcy. But since it's fiction to begin with, I think whatever each reader has in her or his mind as Darcy can be their Darcy.<br /><br />darcybennett, haha, agreed! Before the fashion revolution that was the Regency, I think people must have had to judge other people based on entirely different aesthetics. sophieturner1805https://www.blogger.com/profile/05184599302506781781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954683999390981517.post-32976504780407059392017-03-18T18:03:55.346+01:002017-03-18T18:03:55.346+01:00LOL! Good point! LOL! Good point! Just Jane 1813https://www.blogger.com/profile/04078852763305628825noreply@blogger.com