#30: Jane Austen and the Making of Desire

Published: Nov. 20, 2017, 5:01 a.m.

This week on the podcast, we\u2019re talking about sublimated desires\u2014and the repressed kind, too. William Deresiewicz expands on an essay he wrote for us about being a man in Jane Austen\u2019s world\u2014and how her novels are about so much more than Colin Firth-as-Mr. Darcy. And Hallie Lieberman explains how the history of sex toys\u2014and the laws banning them\u2014can illuminate America\u2019s complicated relationship with sexuality. \u2022 Go beyond the episode: William Deresiewicz\u2019s essay, \u201cA Jane Austen Kind of Guy\u201d \u2022 Read an essay on the dark underbelly of Mansfield Park\u2019s grand estates and country balls from Mikita Brottman \u2022 Further proof of how everyone wants to be Mrs. Darcy from our Daily Scholar alum, Paula Marantz Cohen \u2022 Hallie Lieberman\u2019s Buzz: A Stimulating History of the Sex Toy \u2022 Anthony Comstock and his obscenity laws play a big role on another podcast episode, \u201cOut of the Closet and Into the Courts\u201d \u2022 Tune in every two weeks to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek. \u2022 

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