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Devoney Looser

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@devoney-looser · 7 positions · On ppll ↗

American literary scholar; professor of English at Arizona State University and author of The Making of Jane Austen, Sister Novelists and Wild for Austen.

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5 dated positions, 2024 to 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Devoney Looser has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  1. Our readingGuillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is a worthwhile, provocative adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel.

    Their wordsI only recently saw Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, which I’d recommend as a revisionary, provocative adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel.

    ↗The Latest from Devoney and Wild for Austen (March 14, 2026)devoney.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece

  2. 3 months earlier

  3. Our readingAusten's line 'Pictures of perfection make me sick & wicked' sums up what is most remarkable in her craft and philosophy.

    Their wordsIt’s just one line from Austen’s pen, in a private letter musing about heroines of novels. But it might serve as an abridgment of what’s most admirable and remarkable about her craft and philosophy, in its unconventional—and dare I say wild?—aspects.

    ↗The Latest from Devoney and Wild for Austendevoney.substack.com

  4. 3 weeks earlier

  5. Our readingThe BBC's 1995 Pride and Prejudice is a better adaptation than Joe Wright's 2005 film.

    Their wordsI admit it’s not my first-choice P&P adaptation. (That will probably always be the BBC 1995 version.)

    ↗The Latest from Devoney & Wild for Austen (US Thanksgiving edition)devoney.substack.com

  6. 4 months earlier

  7. Our readingJane Austen is the greatest novelist in English.

    Their wordsI do hope I’ll get to see you and celebrate together during this milestone 250th year for the great—our greatest!—novelist in English.

    ↗The Latest from Devoney (2 August 2025)devoney.substack.com

  8. 12 months earlier

  9. Our readingA 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen.

    Their wordsI have no problem with the statue itself, but the mention of its “tranquil domestic setting” being a fitting one for her makes me sick and wicked. Which scenes could they be thinking of?

    ↗The Latest from Devoney (August 2024)devoney.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece