
The Austen Formula
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century
Julia Wilhelm(Author)
Anchor Academic Publishing
Published on 23. October 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-3-95489-325-6 (ISBN)
Description
World literature is full of great love stories, but there are few that make it through the centuries and are as well-known and loved today as they were decades ago. One of those stories that have the ability to leave an everlasting impression is Jane Austen¿s best-known and probably most famous novel Pride and Prejudice (1813).
Its appeal to literary posteriority lies in the astonishing emotional impact of a seemingly simple story: A clever girl and a mysterious man, destined for one another, loathe each other from the very beginning because of wrong first impression and bad influence from others. They gradually have to overcome these obstacles in order to recognise the nobility of each other¿s characters and find happiness together.
From Austen¿s contemporary writing and its scarce possibilities for women writers on to the emancipation of the female author up until the possibilities for women novelists in the lately developing genre labelled chick lit ¿ Pride and Prejudice still continues to fascinate readers and writers alike. This book sets out to examine how Austen¿s formula was put to use to yield three contemporary works of British fiction; Kate Fenton¿s Lions and Liquorice (1995), Helen Fielding¿s Bridget Jones¿s Diary (1996) and Melissa Nathan¿s Pride, Prejudice and Jasmin Field (2000) and what transformations it has experienced in the process.
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
166 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-95489-325-6 (9783954893256)
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The Austen Formula: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century
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Dr. Julia Wilhelm was born on July 10, 1980 in Zweibrücken, Germany. She studied English Literature and Cultural Anthropology in Mainz and Bristol, graduating in 2006 with a Magistra Artium degree (M.A.). In 2011, she received her PhD (Dr. phil.) for her research on Jane Austen's influence on the literary genre of Chick Lit.Currently living in Homburg/Saar, she is the headmaster of an adult education centre (Volkshochschule).