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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820009203321

Autore

Cartmell Deborah

Titolo

Jane Austen's pride and prejudice : the relationship between text and film / / Deborah Cartmell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Methuen Drama, , 2010

London, England : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2020

ISBN

1-282-96071-7

9786612960710

1-4081-3097-1

1-4081-9875-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (117 p.)

Collana

Screen adaptations

Disciplina

823.7

Soggetti

Motion pictures and literature

Film theory & criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Part One: Literary contexts; 'Before the picture in earnest contemplation': a timeline of Pride and Prejudice adaptations; 'Honour, decorum, prudence': the novel and its reputation; Part Two: From text to screen; 'First impressions': the screen openings of Pride and Prejudice; 'A striking resemblance?': Pride and Prejudice on television; Picturing the past and 'The charm of recollection': cinematic adaptations of Pride and Prejudice, 1940, 2005; 'The shades of Pemberley to be thus polluted': loose adaptations.

'A more gentle sensation towards the original': Pride and Prejudiceas concealed autobiographyPart Three: Critical responses and the afterlife of the novel's adaptations; Heedless of the future': critical responses and the afterlife of the novel; Selected further reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z.

Sommario/riassunto

The study of literature on screen is a growing area of study in schools and universities. Many students have to produce critical essays comparing the novel and film versions of a particular text. The Screen Adaptations series offers a wealth of study material: from the literary context of the original work, through to thought-provoking



comparisons of the screen versions, critical commentary and the afterlife of the films. Pride and Prejudice is a classic piece of literature and any new adaptation is a major event. With several well-known TV and film versions available (featuring stars such.