Comments on: Echoes of Jane Austen in “Mamma Mia!” (2008) http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1666 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Mon, 11 May 2026 19:59:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1666&cpage=1#comment-14920 girldetective Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:21:27 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1666#comment-14920 IMO, there's no Mr Collins parallel in Mamma Mia. There is one, however in Crime and Punishment! Avdotya's fiance Pyotr Petrovich Luzhin, is very like Mr Collins. I have done only a little research, and have yet to turn up anything that says Austen was read by, or an influence on Dostoevsky. Carrie, the idea for the post came from me wondering why I was "craving" Mamma Mia so much--I was feeling down, when I often crave Austen, and the connection(s) evolved from there. IMO, there’s no Mr Collins parallel in Mamma Mia. There is one, however in Crime and Punishment! Avdotya’s fiance Pyotr Petrovich Luzhin, is very like Mr Collins. I have done only a little research, and have yet to turn up anything that says Austen was read by, or an influence on Dostoevsky.

Carrie, the idea for the post came from me wondering why I was “craving” Mamma Mia so much–I was feeling down, when I often crave Austen, and the connection(s) evolved from there.

]]> By: Elaine Saunders http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1666&cpage=1#comment-14913 Elaine Saunders Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:38:31 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1666#comment-14913 If what you say is true, that leaves one unanswered question. Which of those three gorgeous men was the dreadful Mr Collins from P&P? Elaine Saunders Author - Fiction Writing Exercises www.completetext.com If what you say is true, that leaves one unanswered question.

Which of those three gorgeous men was the dreadful Mr Collins from P&P?

Elaine Saunders
Author - Fiction Writing Exercises
http://www.completetext.com

]]> By: weirleader http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1666&cpage=1#comment-14901 weirleader Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:40:55 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1666#comment-14901 it reads fine -- I think it only goes a little fuzzy on the comment page because it automatically gets shrunk down a bit... doesn't resize well. I'll have to share these with my wife! :-) it reads fine — I think it only goes a little fuzzy on the comment page because it automatically gets shrunk down a bit… doesn’t resize well.

I’ll have to share these with my wife! :-)

]]> By: Sydney http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1666&cpage=1#comment-14900 Sydney Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:58:09 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1666#comment-14900 I can't read or see the table. It comes up with a red X. But I saw it on your FB page, so I am up to speed. :) I can’t read or see the table. It comes up with a red X. But I saw it on your FB page, so I am up to speed. :)

]]> By: Carrie K. http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1666&cpage=1#comment-14898 Carrie K. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:58:42 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1666#comment-14898 It's weird - I could read the table completely clearly on Google Reader, but when I clicked over to comment, it went fuzzy. I was just going to say that now I know why I loved that movie so much! It’s weird - I could read the table completely clearly on Google Reader, but when I clicked over to comment, it went fuzzy.

I was just going to say that now I know why I loved that movie so much!

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