tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973374543218982886.post8390901711016194235..comments2023-04-02T07:58:19.830-05:00Comments on Jane Austen Didn't Prepare Me for This: jane austen may have looked like thisAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16987570152954506617noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973374543218982886.post-50555494439474052882011-12-08T12:01:02.186-06:002011-12-08T12:01:02.186-06:00I think I like the earlier portraits better. I th...I think I like the earlier portraits better. I think she has " a pair of fine eyes". And I think it's interesting that like you say, people care whether she was pretty or not. I have seen a lot of portraits of people who were considered handsome or beatiful in their time that I would never consider attractive. In fact we consider them so only because someone had written that they were. So I wonder if people consider Jane plain simply because no one ever wrote that she wasn't? Or it is because she was single that people assume she wasn't attractive. Maybe that's why we still love her so much. We still have so much in common.Jeff and Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09538470185873563440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973374543218982886.post-34028019885117133312011-12-08T10:24:31.108-06:002011-12-08T10:24:31.108-06:00I have never once thought about how Jane Austen lo...I have never once thought about how Jane Austen looked in life, but now I have because of your bloggy blog. <br /><br />I'm going to say this as, it is your birthday, I am happy you have had Jane's works in your life as she really does seem to give you an escape that a lot of us find in other pursuits. <br /><br />So, for that, I like her.B Fuhrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592478871455587623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973374543218982886.post-6580832380348006152011-12-07T23:27:26.389-06:002011-12-07T23:27:26.389-06:001. Excellent point about her appearance being an i...1. Excellent point about her appearance being an issue at all - we don't see articles about Charles Dickens (first male author that came to mind) and how his attractiveness may have impacted his career or relationships with others.<br />2. Beauty is largely defined by the culture. So, she could have been considered smokin' hot in her day - if they used that expression.<br />3. We don't exactly have photos with which to compare these portraits, so we are relying on the technical skills of the artists to capture a likeness. Considering the features in the two portraits are very different - I think all that they can tell us is that she was a member of upper class society (thus, having her portrait made) and that they really liked empire waist dresses. <br />4. Happy Birthday!Valnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973374543218982886.post-11680541295144968012011-12-07T23:12:59.285-06:002011-12-07T23:12:59.285-06:00In rereading your post on Jane's less-than-ste...In rereading your post on Jane's less-than-stellar spelling and grammar, I noticed something I'd missed the first time: you actually tell me what stream of consciousness writing is for! I didn't know that it intended to get you into your character's head until a minute or so ago. Huzzah learning!Oesa Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07297098828879192278noreply@blogger.com