Monsterfield Park - Revision history

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Jonathan at 20:52, 28 June 2011

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Jonathan at 19:57, 28 June 2011

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-'''''Monsterfield Park''''' is the fifth novel by the English novelist [[Jane Austen]]. Published in 1811, it is generally regarded as a low point of her career, presaging ''[[Perversion]]'''s descent into pornography and the subsequent controversy over ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]''.
+'''''Monsterfield Park''''' is the fifth novel by the English novelist [[Jane Austen]]. Published in 1811, it is generally regarded as a low point of her career, presaging ''[[Perversion]]'''s descent into pornography and the subsequent controversy over ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_prejudice Pride and Prejudice]''.
 The plot revolves around Fanny Price, a young girl from a relatively poor family who is raised by her rich uncle and aunt, Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram, at Monsterfield Park. She grows up with her four cousins, Tom, Edmund, Maria and Julia Bertram. All four are spoiled in comparison to her and the only one who treats her with any kindness is Edmund. When the children are all grown up, Sir Thomas leaves for a year to look after his marijuana plantation in Antigua. Shortly afterwards, the worldly Henry Crawford and his sister Mary arrive and begin to flirt with the Bertrams, although Fanny has concerns that they may in fact be zombies.

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 More recently, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jj_abrams J J Abrams'] 2008 blockbuster ''[[Monsterfield]]'' attempted to spice up the desperately thin storyline by shooting with handheld cameras. However, the resulting class action by audience members suffering from extreme motion sickness is rumoured to have wiped out the entire profits of the production. It is probably best to draw a veil over the very latest adaptation, ''[[Zombies in Big Momma's House]]'' (2011), whilst noting that it won a special award at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Raspberry_Award Golden Raspberries] for the
-{{quote|worst instalment yet in an already desperately bad franchise.{{citation needed}}}}
+{{quote|worst instalment yet in an already horrifically bad franchise.{{citation needed}}}}
 It is also noted for being the only one of Austen's works to have been turned into an opera. ''[[I Coli]]'' (1878) by the Italian composer ''[[Giacomo Rigatoni]]'' relocates the action to ancient Egypt for no good reason and is notable for the aria ''[[La tua manina è scesa al largo]]'' ("Your tiny hand has dropped off").

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 The plot revolves around Fanny Price, a young girl from a relatively poor family who is raised by her rich uncle and aunt, Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram, at Monsterfield Park. She grows up with her four cousins, Tom, Edmund, Maria and Julia Bertram. All four are spoiled in comparison to her and the only one who treats her with any kindness is Edmund. When the children are all grown up, Sir Thomas leaves for a year to look after his marijuana plantation in Antigua. Shortly afterwards, the worldly Henry Crawford and his sister Mary arrive and begin to flirt with the Bertrams, although Fanny has concerns that they may in fact be zombies.
-At this point, the novel leaves behind any sense of conventional narrative far behind, to the extent that several commentators have suggested that the disparaging reference to Sir Thomas' plantation may be less of an indication of Austen's disapproval of the slave trade than a hint of whatever Austen was having to consume in order to keep up with her editor's punishing schedule. Suffice to say that there is much bloodletting and savagery before all is resolved during an ill-fated amateur production of [[Elizabeth Baldinch]]'s play ''[[The Lovely Vowels]]'' (a curious meditation on grammar after death), during which the Crawfords are despatched and Edmund finally gets his hands on Fanny.
+At this point, the novel leaves behind any sense of conventional narrative far behind, to the extent that several commentators have suggested that the disparaging reference to Sir Thomas' plantation may be less of an indication of Austen's disapproval of the slave trade than a hint of whatever Austen was having to consume in order to keep up with her editor's punishing schedule. Suffice to say that there is much bloodletting and savagery before all is resolved during an ill-fated amateur production of [[Elizabeth Baldinch]]'s play ''[[The Lovely Vowels]]'' (an unusual meditation on grammar after death), during which the Crawfords are despatched and Edmund finally gets his hands on Fanny.
 Curiously, the book has been adapted for the cinema more often than any other Austen novel, perhaps because the very lack of a plot makes it easier for each interpreter to project their own particular concerns onto the story. The most famous adaptation is the 1966 musical ''[[The Price of Fanny (or Fanny at any Price)]]'' starring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Steele Tommy Steele] and featuring songs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Newley Anthony Newley], including the much-loved ''[[I Saw a Zombie in Carnaby Street]]''.

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 ==Critical appraisal==
-''Monsterfield Park'' was savaged by the critics. Even [[Joseph Robert Brighouse]], who could usually rely on to defend Austen, commented that
+''Monsterfield Park'' was savaged by the critics. Even [[Joseph Robert Brighouse]], who could usually be relied upon to defend Austen, commented that
 {{quote|I would rather MASTICATE my own EARLOBES than wade through any more of this EXCREMENT.}}

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 '''''Monsterfield Park''''' is the fifth novel by the English novelist [[Jane Austen]]. Published in 1811, it is generally regarded as a low point of her career, presaging ''[[Perversion]]'''s descent into pornography and the subsequent controversy over ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]''.
-The plot revolves around Fanny Price, a young girl from a relatively poor family who is raised by her rich uncle and aunt, Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram, at Monsterfield Park. She grows up with her four cousins, Tom, Edmund, Maria and Julia Bertram. All four are spoiled in comparison to her and the only one who treats her with any kindness is Edmund. When the children are all grown up, Sit Thomas leaves for a year to look after his marijuana plantation in Antigua. Shortly afterwards, the worldly Henry Crawford and his sister Mary arrive and begin to flirt with the Bertrams, although Fanny has concerns that they may in fact be zombies.
+The plot revolves around Fanny Price, a young girl from a relatively poor family who is raised by her rich uncle and aunt, Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram, at Monsterfield Park. She grows up with her four cousins, Tom, Edmund, Maria and Julia Bertram. All four are spoiled in comparison to her and the only one who treats her with any kindness is Edmund. When the children are all grown up, Sir Thomas leaves for a year to look after his marijuana plantation in Antigua. Shortly afterwards, the worldly Henry Crawford and his sister Mary arrive and begin to flirt with the Bertrams, although Fanny has concerns that they may in fact be zombies.
-At this point, the novel leaves behind any sense of conventional narrative far behind, to the extent that several commentators have suggested that the reference to Sir Thomas' plantation may contain a hint of whatever Austen was consuming in order to keep up with her editor's punishing schedule. Suffice to say that there is much bloodletting and savagery before all is resolved during an ill-fated amateur production of [[Elizabeth Baldinch]]'s play ''[[The Lovely Vowels]]'' (a curious meditation on grammar after death), during which the Crawfords are despatched and Edmund finally gets his hands on Fanny.
+At this point, the novel leaves behind any sense of conventional narrative far behind, to the extent that several commentators have suggested that the disparaging reference to Sir Thomas' plantation may be less of an indication of Austen's disapproval of the slave trade than a hint of whatever Austen was having to consume in order to keep up with her editor's punishing schedule. Suffice to say that there is much bloodletting and savagery before all is resolved during an ill-fated amateur production of [[Elizabeth Baldinch]]'s play ''[[The Lovely Vowels]]'' (a curious meditation on grammar after death), during which the Crawfords are despatched and Edmund finally gets his hands on Fanny.
 Curiously, the book has been adapted for the cinema more often than any other Austen novel, perhaps because the very lack of a plot makes it easier for each interpreter to project their own particular concerns onto the story. The most famous adaptation is the 1966 musical ''[[The Price of Fanny (or Fanny at any Price)]]'' starring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Steele Tommy Steele] and featuring songs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Newley Anthony Newley], including the much-loved ''[[I Saw a Zombie in Carnaby Street]]''.

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 At this point, the novel leaves behind any sense of conventional narrative far behind, to the extent that several commentators have suggested that the reference to Sir Thomas' plantation may contain a hint of whatever Austen was consuming in order to keep up with her editor's punishing schedule. Suffice to say that there is much bloodletting and savagery before all is resolved during an ill-fated amateur production of Elizabeth Inchbald's play ''[[The Lovely Vowels]]'' (a curious meditation on grammar after death), during which the Crawfords are despatched and Edmund finally gets his hands on Fanny.
-The book has been adapted for the cinema on several occasions, most notably as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jj_abrams J J Abrams'] 2008 blockbuster ''[[Monsterfield]]'', which attempted to spice up the desperately thin storyline by shooting with handheld cameras. However, the resulting class action by audience members suffering from extreme motion sickness is rumoured to have wiped out the entire profits of the production. It is probably best to draw a veil over the very latest adaptation, ''[[Zombies in Big Momma's House]]'' (2011), whilst noting that it won a special award at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Raspberry_Award Golden Raspberries] for the
+Curiously, the book has been adapted for the cinema more times than any other Austen novel, perhaps because the very lack of a plot makes it easier for each interpreter to project their own particular concerns onto the story. The most famous adaptation is the 1966 musical ''[[The Price of Fanny (or Fanny at any Price)]]'' starring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Steele Tommy Steele] and featuring songs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Newley Anthony Newley], including the much-loved ''[[I saw a zombie in Carnaby Street]]''.
 {{quote|worst instalment yet in an already desperately bad franchise.{{citation needed}}}}
-It is also noted for being the only one of Austen's works to have been turned into an opera. ''[[I Coli]]'' (1878) by the Italian composer ''[[Giacomo Rigatoni]]'' relocates the action to ancient Egypt for no good reason, and is notable for the aria ''[[La tua manina è scesa al largo]]'' ("Your tiny hand has dropped off").
+It is also noted for being the only one of Austen's works to have been turned into an opera. ''[[I Coli]]'' (1878) by the Italian composer ''[[Giacomo Rigatoni]]'' relocates the action to ancient Egypt for no good reason and is notable for the aria ''[[La tua manina è scesa al largo]]'' ("Your tiny hand has dropped off").
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 ==See also==
 *[[Monsterfield (film)|''Monsterfield'' (film)]]
 *[[Zombies in Big Momma's House (film)|''Zombies in Big Momma's House'' (film)]]