Reception history of Jane Austen their class, instead of their moral failures being presented as a product of the social system. Writing about the work of Johnson, Irvine wrote that for her, Austen was a radical because it is women like Emma Woodhouse, Mrs. Elton and Mrs. Churchill who really run Highbury society, undercutting traditional gender roles, but Irvine questioned whether this really made Austen into radical, noting it was the wealth and status of the gentry women of Highbury that gave them their power. Irvine argued it was just as possible to see "Emma" as a conservative novel that upholds the superiority of the
The Jane Austen Argument live performances. During the Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under Tour, the band began doing meets with fans, and small, free public performances. These soon became known as "Twitnics", a portmanteau referring to the use of social networking to plan and promote these small performances, as well as their picnic-like nature. EPs: Singles: Studio Albums: Additionally, Tom and Jen directed Sophie Walsh Harrington's "Damsel in Shining Armour" show at the 2011 Adelaide Fringe Festival, which won the Best Cabaret award. The Jane Austen Argument The Jane Austen Argument are an Australian musical duo from Melbourne, Victoria. Formed in 2010 by Tom