Don’t they teach history at Yale these days?
The Yale Daily News reviews BRIDE AND PREJUDICE:
Beware literati of Yale: “Bride and Prejudice” is not a visionary reworking of Jane Austen’s masterpiece. Other than the fact that one of the characters happens to be named Darcy — and that love and marriage make guest appearances — this Bollywood comedy bears no resemblance to the 1813 Victorian novel.
QUEEN VICTORIA WASN’T EVEN BORN YET IN 1813!!!! ARRRRRGH!!!!
Besides, which movie did they see that “bears no resemblance” to the novel?
The Ivy Leaguers a little to the north do better, placing the novel in the 18th century. Well, that’s when Jane wrote it, so Professor Mags will give them credit for that one.
March 5th, 2005 at 10:18 pm
Well it seems that the Ivy League schools of New England have been having many problems recently. First the remarks of Summers at Harvard now the Yale men and women not knowing the difference between the Regency and Victorian Era. I guess what they say is true, you pay for the name not the education.
~R
March 6th, 2005 at 9:49 pm
I’m unimpressed. If people are going to be all intellectually-snooty, at least they could be bothered to get it right.