Sense And Sensibility 3: Properly Idle

This week, we continue our discussion of Jane Austen's Sense And Sensibility. How does Marianne embody the modernity of Austen's age? What are the social expectations surrounding courtship and engagement? Is Edward maybe sometimes kind of a loser?

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Don't forget to check out my new Tolkien-related show, Shire Reckoning!

Next week, Volume 2, Chapter VI (28) to XIV (36) of Sense and Sensibility, live on Patreon on Thursday, September 4th at 9PM Central.

Footnotes:

• Sense And Sensibility
• A Calendar for Sense and Sensibility
• Sense And Sensibility (1995)
• Stars And Swords on Bookshop.org

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Alastair Stephens

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Stars and Swords is a weekly podcast dedicated to the exploration, analysis and celebration of genre fiction.