Pride and Prejudice – Experiments in Criticism

Pride and Prejudice: A Covenantal Outline

This is the third in a series of posts about Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Below I outline the points I would cover in discussing the novel with an eye towards implementing the covenantal model. PLOT TRANSCENDENCE: Marriage is on everyone’s minds, especially the Bennets, who boast five daughtersHIERARCHY: The two oldest Bennets attract suitors,Continue reading “Pride and Prejudice: A Covenantal Outline”

Pride and Prejudice Volume 2

This is the second in a series of posts on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. PLOT/THEME/RHETORIC Plot: Volume 1 ended with Elizabeth declining a proposal and Jane’s hopes for one dissolving. Volume 2 has at its center Elizabeth declining another proposal, this one from Mr. Darcy, while discovering why Jane’s proposal never happened. Theme: WhileContinue reading “Pride and Prejudice Volume 2”

Pride and Prejudice, Vol. 1

This is the first of three posts about Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice (1813). Method: I’m going to start with the presupposition of the Trinity–the three persons in one of the godhead-as the basis for my evaluation of the book. If you read intro handbooks on lit, the interpretive process can seem rather arbitrary.Continue reading “Pride and Prejudice, Vol. 1”