tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post2004562765610636457..comments2024-03-28T03:06:23.447-04:00Comments on Romance Novels for Feminists: Feminism in THE LIZZIE BENNET DIARIESJackie C. Hornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146684628443152376noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-64998372283616488622013-11-29T14:57:09.948-05:002013-11-29T14:57:09.948-05:00Ah, I didn't know the Sheridan connection -- w...Ah, I didn't know the Sheridan connection -- will have to take a look at THE RIVALS! Thanks!<br /><br />Lydia as Heyer's SPANISH BRIDE -- sounds fascinating!Jackie C. Hornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04146684628443152376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-961083196798504602013-11-29T10:09:38.471-05:002013-11-29T10:09:38.471-05:00Excellent post. I have not watched the Lizzie Ben...Excellent post. I have not watched the Lizzie Bennet Diaries. I should have, but I am so distracted these days. I am just starting to read 'Longbourn.' Hope I finish before the film comes out. I love Lydia as a character. I believe Austen was inspired by Sheridan's Lydia in 'The Rivals.' In his play her character was set forward as pure youthful silliness and played for comedy while Jane adds a bit more moral disapproval . The point was that her careless behavior had the potential to destroy her sisters' reputations. On the other hand, Mr. Collins' letter to Mr. Bennet (chapter 48) were much more sinister and without a drop of Christian charity. I always found an ambivalent opening for interpretation provided by the author with regards her true feelings for her character. I have written three Lydia's (all Regency). Two of them ('Goodly Creatures' and 'Mr Darcy Cottage of Earthly Delights') take a different trajectory than canon, but I think retain that delightful sense of boldness she has in P & P. Both make serious mistakes, but both mature from the events without having to shed their confidence and forwardness. My hope is to one day write a Lydia married to Wickham who follows the drum and spends time in Spain and is at Waterloo. Sort of Lydia as Heyer's 'The Spanish Bride.' War could be a great maturer while still utilizing her Austen given character traits. enrage_femmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519083598367295017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-30050715473272411922013-11-26T12:07:58.724-05:002013-11-26T12:07:58.724-05:00Very pertinent points. I thought Lydia's spin-...Very pertinent points. I thought Lydia's spin-off blog was absolutely brilliant and redeemed the earlier slut-shaming -- but then the total change in her character made it seem as if she was "cured" and her entire personality had been a form of acting out.willafulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17201963128584310884noreply@blogger.com