Regional member Arnie Perlstein recently had the opportunity of recording a 90-minute YouTube video chat, the subject matter of which was Arnie's interpretation, which he has been refining over the past 11 years, of what he calls the "shadow story" of Jane Austen's Emma.
Arnie's hosts were two witty, well-informed, and open-minded young Janeite friends, Kristin Whitman and Maggie Riley, who host the First Impressions Podcast, created by them for discussion of all things relating to Jane Austen's genius. They started the First Impressions Podcast a few months ago, and you can check out more of their videos here.
Arnie's hosts were two witty, well-informed, and open-minded young Janeite friends, Kristin Whitman and Maggie Riley, who host the First Impressions Podcast, created by them for discussion of all things relating to Jane Austen's genius. They started the First Impressions Podcast a few months ago, and you can check out more of their videos here.
Arnie was very flattered when he was first approached a couple of months ago with the idea of this discussion, in honor of the year long bicentennial celebration of the publication of Emma in 1816.
The process came together with very little preplanned structure, and they just let it fly -- Arnie hopes you'll agree that the conversation was lively, irreverent, and interesting (even if at times we all were talking a little bit too loud, and laughing a little too hard, as Billy Joel would have put it).
Hope you enjoy it!
~ Arnie Perlstein, @JaneAustenCode on Twitter
The process came together with very little preplanned structure, and they just let it fly -- Arnie hopes you'll agree that the conversation was lively, irreverent, and interesting (even if at times we all were talking a little bit too loud, and laughing a little too hard, as Billy Joel would have put it).
Hope you enjoy it!
~ Arnie Perlstein, @JaneAustenCode on Twitter