#jayne eyre

[vanalex]

[georgiagambino]

Kirsten Dunst in Marie Antoinette Jayne Eyre

[harrison-abbott]

[donnerpartyofone]

There is a genre of tumblr post that always stops me in my tracks for a minute, that's just like...an image of a very brief phrase in some snooty font, that will be like "A strange feeling came over him" or "Her trembling lips parted" or "The moon appeared from behind the clouds," something that's kind of primitive and moronic all by itself, and then the caption will be a whole entire citation from Jayne Eyre or The Brothers Karazamov or something. I don't know what my life would look like if I asked people why they made certain posts every time I wondered about it, but I guess if I'm being honest it's very tumblr of people to reduce everything in the world to something like a shitty, horny romance novel.

[hipflask-hero]

"If you were mad, do you think I should hate you?"

"I do indeed, sir."

"Then you are mistaken, and you know nothing about me, and nothing about the sort of love of which I am capable. Every atom of your flesh is as dear to me as my own: in pain and sickness it would still be dear. Your mind is my treasure, and if it were broken, it would be my treasure still: if you raved, my arms should confine you, and not a strait waistcoat-your grasp, even in fury, would have a charm for me : if you flew at me as wildly as that woman did this morning, I should receive you in an embrace at least as fond as it would be restrictive."

- Jayne Eyre - Charlotte Brontë

[sbrown82]

"Pigeon-chested" and missing a hand, I'd pass too, sir! 🤣

JANE EYRE (2011)  dir. Cary Joji Fukunaga

[kameonerd566]

Thanks for the tag! :D @rorrronoa

• Last Song: Good Ones, Charlie XCX

• Song stuck in head: honestly nothing rn bc I'm listening to Noises On The Computer, but Patti Smith will probably creep back in soon with Because the Night <3

• Favorite color(s): Orange, Deep Green, Light Blue and Silver (honestly all of them though)

• Currently watching: The Fall of the House of Usher, The Haunting of Hill House, ofmd (again lmao) and Rick and Morty s7

• Currently reading: Catch-22, Trigger Warning, Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass, Jayne Eyre

• Currently craving: a really good nights sleep

• Last movie: Five Nights at Freddy's

• Sweet, spicy or savory: spicy!

• Relationship status: oof

• Current obsession: gay pirates and forlorn ghosts (honorable mention would be gay angels*)

• Three favorite foods: pasticcio, beef pho, and microwave popcorn

• Last thing googled: >.< how to spell "pasticcio"

• Dream trip: if me and all my long distance besties could all just hang somewhere <3 but also New Orleans; I've been there before but I really want to go back

• Anything you want right now: I'm not too sure actually- probably a good nights sleep again lol

Tagging: @batnoob @thatonebookworm31 @tears-in-my-tardis @depressedgremlinbitch and anyone else who wants to! (no pressure though!)

*technically one is a demon but shh gay angels sounds funnier than gay angel and demon

[wild-karrde]

#FandomFriday Part two of two rec. “Tambor’s Monster” by @eclec-tech. It’s a first person perspective from Echo as Frankenstein’s monster (Tambor’s monster in this case). It’s a Bad Batch and Frankenstein fan fic since the author is using a similar narrative style from Mary Shelly’s novel. This is super excellent melodramatic storytelling! It’s angsty, but not cloying or silly. Snooty literary types will call it the Romantic period style. This is not the same as modern day romance novels, more like “Wuthering Heights” and “Jayne Eyre”. Makes sense since Shelly was a contemporary of that period. Dang, now I sound like a snooty literary type. Lol! Tumblr link below.

https://www.tumblr.com/eclec-tech/730376663962107904/tambors-monster

AHHHHH ok ok this is just such a cool concept (I know I already said this on the artwork, but I STAND BY IT). We all know I love a holiday-themed fanwork, but I think this story just fits Echo so wonderfully and just thinking about it makes me feel all angsty and warm. I will absolutely be checking this out! Thanks so much for the rec!

Participate in Fandom Friday to show your favorite creators from this week some love! :)

[livethroughtthis]

All this talk of running away and never been found consumed by grief like a tragic heroine, and in the end I'll just make a playlist about it and hold my cat

I'll never been jayne eyre

[folkloresthings]

congrats on 1k!!! milestones are the best <3

might i request a jayne eyre for formula one? i’m a teacher in early education, and i love writing poetry and (fan)fiction. i’m an intj (if that helps) and i would describe myself as quite introverted and slower to warm up, but once you know me, i am a very devoted and dedicated friend. certainly the caretaker type, i can and will take care of people with acts of service (let me make you food as a form of deep affection and love 🔪 i dare you 🔪), though my main love language is quality time. there’s nothing better than sitting in the same room as someone and just,,,, existing in the same space <3. (i jokingly say i'm an Antiromantic™ but also,,,,,,,, please sit at the kitchen table while i cook — i'll make you tea or coffee and you can just sit there for a while, occupying yourself with whatever holds your attention at the moment, occasionally making some kind of comment for me to acknowledge with a smile.) after that, my friends say that i’m very patient and funny. i have an incorrigible competitive streak but i try not to let it get in the way of making friends (though once i feel comfortable with you, i will go back and forth for hours on subjects inconsequential 🔪 i love a good teasing debate over mundane things. argue with me over which season of a television show is better 🔪 i have Opinions™ that i would share should you ever ask. that or i'll aggressively play devil's advocate for the interaction and hillarity of it all). i love reading, listening to music, cooking or baking, and sewing. i also enjoy learning languages — i speak english and spanish and i'm learning hawaiian and korean — but kindly don’t look at my duolingo streak (i forgot my password and just haven’t gotten around to figuring out what it is, 😔✌️).

thank you for considering this ask — i hope you have a lovely morning/day/evening. and congrats on your milestone, again!

i ship you with: oscar piastri! i have a feeling this man cannot cook for shit so LOVES to just sit on the counter after a long day and watch you whip something up for you both. frankly he loves you taking care of him, especially after a bad race weekend. helps you with your lesson plans, becomes your assistant when you need to take work home and cuts/laminates all of your display things. his favourite form of entertainment is watching you debate things with lando or alex because he knows you always win. tries his best to learn languages with you but fails terribly, but will take you to all of those places just to make you happy.

[mediaevalmusereads]

A Natural History of the Romance Novel by Pamela Regis. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003.

Rating: 3.5/5 stars

Genre: literary criticism

Summary: The romance novel has the strange distinction of being the most popular but least respected of literary genres. While it remains consistently dominant in bookstores and on best-seller lists, it is also widely dismissed by the critical community. Scholars have alleged that romance novels help create subservient readers, who are largely women, by confining heroines to stories that ignore issues other than love and marriage.

Pamela Regis argues that such critical studies fail to take into consideration the personal choice of readers, offer any true definition of the romance novel, or discuss the nature and scope of the genre. Presenting the counterclaim that the romance novel does not enslave women but, on the contrary, is about celebrating freedom and joy, Regis offers a definition that provides critics with an expanded vocabulary for discussing a genre that is both classic and contemporary, sexy and entertaining.

Taking the stance that the popular romance novel is a work of literature with a brilliant pedigree, Regis asserts that it is also a very old, stable form. She traces the literary history of the romance novel from canonical works such as Richardson's Pamela through Austen's Pride and Prejudice, BrontE's Jane Eyre, and E. M. Hull's The Sheik, and then turns to more contemporary works such as the novels of Georgette Heyer, Mary Stewart, Janet Dailey, Jayne Ann Krentz, and Nora Roberts.

***Full review below.***

I picked up this book because my friend and I run a historical romance novel blog, and like a good (former) academic, I like to read lit crit to give me more context when discussing my own hot takes. Regis's book is unique in that it's one of the few foundational monographs that seeks to trace the history of the modern romance novel AND do so without belittling the genre or its writers. The passion with which Regis defends the genre is admirable, and many of her insights are valuable.

Since this book is nonfiction, the structure of my review will be a little different than normal.

For example, I found the discussion on romance being a subset of comedy very enlightening. Comedy goes all the way back to Ancient Greece, and a number of great authors draw on its genre conventions; seeing romance writers as part of this tradition made a lot of sense to me, and pushed the discussion of genre well past a mere tallying of its conventions.

I also liked the in-depth look at works from Jane Austen to Nora Roberts. Having such a wide range of primary sources helped hammer home some of Regis's main points and illustrate that literary "geniuses" such as Austen, Bronte, etc are not writing independent of their influences, nor are contemporary writers creating stories without ties to the past.

However, I do think that because this book was published in 2003, much of its content has become dated. By this I don't mean that I fault it for only looking at romances written through the 1990s; rather, Regis puts forth some observations and arguments that simply do not account for the wide variety of romances that exist. For example, Regis defines the romance novel as primarily concerned with the courtship and betrothal of one or more heroines. While helpful for some romances, this definition excludes queer mlm stories as well as romances where betrothal is off the table. I understand that queer romances have grown in popularity over the last decade, as have romances that don't end in marriage (explicit or implied), so I don't know how much I can fault Regis. Still, it's worth acknowledging.

I also think Regis could have done a better job structuring her arguments in the first couple sections of her book. There are numerous times in parts 1 and 2 where Regis will make a claim and rely on general statements as justification. For example, part 1 of this book (rightfully) pushes back against unfair criticism of the genre, but justifies the pushback by making broad claims about fiction in general or by gesturing towards great works such as Pride and Prejudice. Granted, some of the more in-depth work comes later, when Regis does a deep dive into her selected "canon", but personally, I think the first couple sections of this book could have been much stronger.

Also, just as a nitpicky note: I'm not a fan of Regis's writing style. While it is accessible to a general audience and I appreciate that, the sentences are also choppy and somewhat uniform. The language is blunt and straightforward, which is great sometimes and tiring others, and I wish there was more flow to the writing overall.

TL;DR: A Natural History of the Romance Novel is a useful handbook for getting started in the romance genre. It provides a good introduction to the history and structure of the modern romance novel, though serious scholars will want to seek out additional resources to build on the knowledge presented here.

[theskydoesgreatthingsnow]

Jayne Eyre is Problem Attic representation

[thelittledaily]

The rawness of an october day.

Charlotte Brontë, from "Jayne Eyre

[morlock-holmes]

There's also an increasing... Utilitarianism to education. The purpose is to pass a series of exams to get a credential which will increase your earnings potential over time, any other use of college seems absurd to us now.

There is probably attention issues but also a question of, "Why should I bother to muster that much attention?"

Attention is easier with an absence of distraction, hard to find in this day and age, but also, if the only purpose of your education is to increase your salary why bother with Jayne Eyre?

Earlier ages had both an absence of distraction AND more compelling answers to that question.

The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books

Nicholas Dames has taught Literature Humanities, Columbia University’s required great-books course, since 1998. He loves the job, but it has changed. Over the past decade, students have become overwhelmed by the reading. College kids have never read everything they’re assigned, of course, but this feels different. Dames’s students now seem bewildered by the thought of finishing multiple books a semester. His colleagues have noticed the same problem. Many students no longer arrive at college—even at highly selective, elite colleges—prepared to read books.

This development puzzled Dames until one day during the fall 2022 semester, when a first-year student came to his office hours to share how challenging she had found the early assignments. Lit Hum often requires students to read a book, sometimes a very long and dense one, in just a week or two. But the student told Dames that, at her public high school, she had never been required to read an entire book. She had been assigned excerpts, poetry, and news articles, but not a single book cover to cover.

[...] Twenty years ago, Dames’s classes had no problem engaging in sophisticated discussions of Pride and Prejudice one week and Crime and Punishment the next. Now his students tell him up front that the reading load feels impossible. It’s not just the frenetic pace; they struggle to attend to small details while keeping track of the overall plot.

No comprehensive data exist on this trend, but the majority of the 33 professors I spoke with relayed similar experiences. Many had discussed the change at faculty meetings and in conversations with fellow instructors. [...] Daniel Shore, the chair of Georgetown’s English department, told me that his students have trouble staying focused on even a sonnet.

Failing to complete a 14-line poem without succumbing to distraction suggests one familiar explanation for the decline in reading aptitude: smartphones. Teenagers are constantly tempted by their devices, which inhibits their preparation for the rigors of college coursework—then they get to college, and the distractions keep flowing. “It’s changed expectations about what’s worthy of attention,” Daniel Willingham, a psychologist at UVA, told me. “Being bored has become unnatural.” Reading books, even for pleasure, can’t compete with TikTok, Instagram, YouTube. In 1976, about 40 percent of high-school seniors said they had read at least six books for fun in the previous year, compared with 11.5 percent who hadn’t read any. By 2022, those percentages had flipped.

[...] Mike Szkolka, a teacher and an administrator who has spent almost two decades in Boston and New York schools, told me that excerpts have replaced books across grade levels. “There’s no testing skill that can be related to … Can you sit down and read Tolstoy? ” he said. And if a skill is not easily measured, instructors and district leaders have little incentive to teach it. [...] The pandemic, which scrambled syllabi and moved coursework online, accelerated the shift away from teaching complete works.

[...] But it’s not clear that instructors can foster a love of reading by thinning out the syllabus. Some experts I spoke with attributed the decline of book reading to a shift in values rather than in skill sets. Students can still read books, they argue—they’re just choosing not to. Students today are far more concerned about their job prospects than they were in the past. Every year, they tell Howley that, despite enjoying what they learned in Lit Hum, they plan to instead get a degree in something more useful for their career.

[...] For years, Dames has asked his first-years about their favorite book. In the past, they cited books such as Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre. Now, he says, almost half of them cite young-adult books. Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series seems to be a particular favorite.

[cosmiccowboystuddies]

not quite fall, but i want it to be fall reading list

don't judge me, i know its not technically fall ( and still 105 degrees where I live), but I can do what I want.. anyway here is what I plan to read this fall/academic year

books i'm rereading

the outsiders

the hunger games

the hunger games- finished

catching fire-need to annotate

song of Achilles-need to annoatata

the poppy war-reading

if we were villains-rereading

5 survive- rereading

the girls Ive been

ace of spades

the girls I've been

the gold finch

how to be eaten

a good girls guide to murder

good girl, bad blood

tiny little fires

things have gotten worse since we last spoke

lock the doors

all the young dudes trilogy

the illiad

jayne eyre

the atlas 6

if we were villains

dune

little women

circe

the raven boys triology

a little life

bunny

a song of ice and fire

dark rise

six of crows series

neon gods

red queen sereis

the perks of being a wallflower

the last thing he told me

the good lie

this might hurt

the meaning of night

my dearest darkest

the bell jar

[nerdygirlquotes]

'I was cross and low.'

- Jayne Eyre, Emily Bronte