Showing results for title "Mansfield Park", by author "Jane Austen" in Arts & Entertainment

In this BBC radio full-cast dramatisation of one of Jane Austen's most beloved works, Fanny Price finds her life isn't going as she would have wished... Fanny grows up mostly miserable in Mansfield Park, where she has always been treated as inferior to her vivacious cousins. However, over time...

Miss Frances, the youngest Ward sister, "married, in the common phrase, to disoblige her family, and by fixing on a lieutenant of marines, without education, fortune, or connexions, did it very thoroughly. She could hardly have made a more untoward choice." Some years later, pregnant with her ninth child, Mrs. Price appeals to her family, namely to her eldest sister and her husband, Sir Thomas Bertram, for help with her over-large family. Sir Thomas provides assistance in helping his nephews into lines of work suitable to their education, and takes his eldest niece, Fanny Price, then ten years...

In Mansfield Park wächst die aus schwierigen Verhältnissen stammende Fanny Price bei ihrer wohlhabenden Tante und deren vier Kindern auf. Dort wird sie mehr geduldet als geliebt. Nur ihr Cousin Edward begegnet ihr mit Zuneigung. Doch das beschauliche Landleben gerät aus den Fugen, als die Londoner Bonvivants Mary und Henry Crawford auftauchen und mit ihren Kabalen und durchtriebenen Verführungskünsten alles auf den Kopf stellen.

"Mansfield Park" by Jane Austen explores the life of Fanny Price, a young woman navigating the complexities of family, love, and morality. This podcast examines the social dynamics, moral lessons, and class distinctions in one of Austen's most thought-provoking novels.

In "Mansfield Park" by Jane Austen, discover a story of moral strength, virtue, and self-realization through the eyes of Fanny Price, a quiet and observant heroine navigating the complexities of family, love, and social status. This podcast unpacks the intricate dynamics of human relationships, societal expectations, and personal morality in one of Austen's most profound works. Tune in for a journey of reflection and insight, as we explore themes of integrity, love, and class in 19th-century England.