Why Are We Still Obsessed With Brand Jane Austen?
Jane Austen's influence on the narrative of female literary history, and the novel as a piece of work, goes without saying. But why are we so obsessed with the kitsch surrounding Miss Austen? Soon, brand Austen will get full pop-culture gilding when Carrie Brownstein completes Nora Ephron's Lost in Austen. Why does Austen retain pop-icon clout that trumps her torch-carrying contemporaries? Below are a few suggestions for why so many women harbor a love for all things Austen.
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