• Episode 89: The Thing About Henry Crawford Reading Shakespeare

  • May 7 2024
  • Length: 32 mins
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Episode 89: The Thing About Henry Crawford Reading Shakespeare

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  • If you thought that Mary Crawford with her harp was the only siren in the Crawford family, think again. Henry Crawford is here with a volume of Shakespeare, and WOW. Prepare yourselves. This episode we unpack this scene's particular Shakespearean allusion, examine the status of reading aloud during Austen's time, and discuss Fanny's reaction to Henry's reading.

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