tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post7518591110023171456..comments2023-07-13T06:32:12.819-04:00Comments on First Impressions: The Writings of Author Alexa Adams: More on Austen and ContractionsAlexa Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-50307437162795966212021-03-11T04:17:30.225-05:002021-03-11T04:17:30.225-05:00Fortunately, her use (or the printer's)of cont...Fortunately, her use (or the printer's)of contractions doesn't really change the meaning of the content. It's just interesting to those of us who want to dissect every ivoried inch of her work. Your questions are great, and I don't have answers off the top of my head. I do, however, feel confidant that they are out there. A careful rereading of her letters could piece a good deal Alexa Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-43806016925935023992021-03-11T04:05:39.423-05:002021-03-11T04:05:39.423-05:00I think Jane would be very glad she was so careful...I think Jane would be very glad she was so careful in her wording in the first place. She stands the test of time remarkably well. But yes, it's frustrating. I wish I had copies of all her handwritten documents. Alexa Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-18538042807286757132021-03-09T10:55:08.499-05:002021-03-09T10:55:08.499-05:00I think it's amazing that you've revisited...I think it's amazing that you've revisited this. That's the nature of research -- to propose an idea based on some evidence, find out what others know, and then revise. Fascinating to think that those contractions we see in publications of Austen's work might not actually have been her choice. I know so little about the publication process during Jane Austen's era (or any era,Christina Morlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01600639902243664273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-20341695542711213422021-03-09T04:04:37.642-05:002021-03-09T04:04:37.642-05:00Wow! I love that you have done all this research! ...Wow! I love that you have done all this research! I am no clearer but I enjoyed reading it. It's frustrating to think that the answers were once there, in the manuscripts and so many of these will have been burned like so much rubbish. If only they'd known. I bet Jane would have been amazed if she'd only known that 200 years after she died people would be interested in her writing to Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908542708518435282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-67686922773521887682021-03-08T10:08:29.701-05:002021-03-08T10:08:29.701-05:00Doesn't it? It is not the right time in my lif...Doesn't it? It is not the right time in my life for such projects. Some day ... but I don't think I could spend years on this subject. Many a month or two. Alexa Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589226281542951200.post-17875825679267305872021-03-08T08:50:53.122-05:002021-03-08T08:50:53.122-05:00Interesting! This sounds like a dissertation in th...Interesting! This sounds like a dissertation in the making.Riana Everlyhttp://www.rianaeverly.comnoreply@blogger.com