Sex, Lies and the Marketing of “Persuasion”

August 12, 2015

Maybe it’s not the worst marketing blunder in history, but it still blows my mind. When Persuasion (1995) was released …

Sex Appeal and Phallic Follies in Jane Austen’s Persuasion

December 4, 2013

My favorite Jane Austen novel is always the one I’m reading at the time, but Persuasion has a special place …