Several things recently have made me think about the use of history in the Buffyverse. First, when I was looking for articles on filmed versions of Jane Austen in a book called Jane Austen and Co., I encountered an article called Love on the Hellmouth by Kristina Straub, which explored the importance of the past, of history and of teaching in all its forms in BtVS. No, I’m not quite sure why, either.
ETA: 2018. The curse of Photobucket struck this very severely. I have replaced enough of the photos for it, I hope, to make sense, but I've deleted those I couldn't replace. The V&A site is full of useful references if you Google 1880 costume, though.
( Cut for lengthy meta on my theory of where William really is in Fool For Love.Collapse )
