Season 3 Ep. 4 Jane Austen and Masculinity
What Would Jane Do?
English - January 14, 2022 11:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsEducation Arts Books jane austen julia golding zoe wheddon wit and wisdom social media eighteenth century nineteenth century literature classics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Season 3 Ep. 2 Jane Austen and What to Wear to the Christmas Party?
Next Episode: Season 3 Ep. 5 Jane Austen and bookclubs
Julia Golding and Kate Macfarlane take a light-hearted look at the questions of what kind of man you should aspire to be! Reviewing the models available in Jane Austen's era, from the 1770s fop to the Byronic heroes of the 1810, they discuss what qualities were expected of men. They then turn to Austen's works and see what she admired - and disliked - in men of her era. Why is there very little description of what people look like in her works? What would she make of our Romance Novel front cover model of bronzed chest and rippling hair? Which character would put in for plastic surgery? Finally, Julia and Kate turn to her for wisdom on today's issues of gender and sex, as well as the cancel culture. Is it time for a duel?