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Children of Their Time: Elizabeth Bennet versus Bridget Jones

Author : Nina Dietrich
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3638118479
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Children of Their Time: Elizabeth Bennet versus Bridget Jones written by Nina Dietrich and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2002-04-02 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2002 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1 (A), University of Marburg (Institute for Anglistics/ American Studies), course: PS Introduction to the Early 19th Century Novel, language: English, abstract: It is a truth universally acknowledged that Helen Fielding did not invent the plot of her novel Bridget Jones’s Diary, which was first published in 1996, all by herself. When asked about it in an online chat session, Fielding admits that she “shamelessly stole the plot” of Pride and Prejudice, written by Jane Austen (n.pag.). Bridget Jones’s Diary received great praise from critics in the United Kingdom and beyond. In 1999, Fielding published a sequel called Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. A highly anticipated film adaptation entered cinemas in 2001, and soon became very successful. Even though Jane Austen’s novel was published nearly two hundred years earlier than Fielding’s, its plot still seems to be relevant to a turn-of-the-millennium readership. What parallels are there between the two novels and their heroines? In how far are Elizabeth and Bridget children of their time? What changes did Fielding consider necessary when taking Pride and Prejudice into the late 20th century? These questions will be answered in this paper. [...]

Theorizing Desire

Author : K. Gorton
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230582249
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Theorizing Desire written by K. Gorton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-03-13 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the nature of desire? This book gives an accessible introduction to the concept, and a coherent critique of the competing theories of desire within contemporary theory. Through analysis of representations of desire in television and film, it considers ways in which the concept is theorized and presented on screen.

Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary

Author : Imelda Whelehan
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 9780826453228
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (532 download)

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Download or read book Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary written by Imelda Whelehan and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2002-06-26 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an excellent guide to Helen Fielding's genre-defining novel. It features a biography of the author, a full-length analysis of the novel, and a great deal more. If you're studying this novel, reading it for your book club, or if you simply want to know more about it, you'll find this guide informative and helpful. This is part of a new series of guides to contemporary novels. The aim of the series is to give readers accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential novels of recent years - from ‘The Remains of the Day' to ‘White Teeth'. A team of contemporary fiction scholars from both sides of the Atlantic has been assembled to provide a thorough and readable analysis of each of the novels in question.

Reading Our Lives

Author : William L. Randall
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195306872
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Reading Our Lives written by William L. Randall and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-06-03 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against the background of Socrates' insight that the unexamined life is not worth living, Reading Our Lives: The Poetics of Growing Old investigates the often overlooked inside dimensions of aging. Despite popular portrayals of mid- and later life as entailing inevitable decline, this book looks at aging as, potentially, a process of poiesis: a creative endeavor of fashioning meaning from the ever-accumulating texts - memories and reflections-that constitute our inner worlds. At its center is the conviction that although we are constantly reading our lives to some degree anyway, doing so in a mindful matter is critical to our development in the second half of life.Drawing on research in numerous disciplines affected by the so-called narrative turn - including cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and the psychology of aging - authors Randall and McKim articulate a vision of aging that promises to accommodate such time-honored concepts as wisdom and spirituality: one that understands aging as a matter not merely of getting old but of consciously growing old.

Comparing Texts

Author : Nicola Onyett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134333730
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book Comparing Texts written by Nicola Onyett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-02-25 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Routledge A Level English Guides equip AS and A2 Level students with the skills they need to explore, evaluate, and enjoy English. Books in the series are built around the various skills specified in the assessment objectives (AOs) for all AS and A2 Level English courses. Focusing on the AOs most relevant to their topic, the books help students to develop their knowledge and abilities through analysis of lively texts and contemporary data. Each book in the series covers a different area of language and literary study, and offers accessible explanations, examples, exercises, summaries, suggested answers and a glossary of key terms. Comparing Texts: provides students with the skills they need to compare and contrast texts explores and compares texts from a wide range of genres and periods draws on a large number of literary and non-literary texts, from Chaucer's Wife of Bath to The Good Wife's Guide, from Frankenstein to poetry by Carol Ann Duffy, and from Nigella Lawson to Fast Food Nation introduces the main themes and issues students need to consider when comparing texts: themes, genre, time and place, form and structure, and intertextuality.

Austentatious

Author : Holly Luetkenhaus
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 160938640X
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Austentatious written by Holly Luetkenhaus and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2019-06-03 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The amount of fan-generated content about Jane Austen and her novels has long surpassed the author’s original canon. Adaptations like Clueless, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Jane Austen’s Fight Club, and The Lizzie Bennet Diaries have given Austen fans priceless opportunities to enjoy the classic texts anew, and continue to bring new and younger fans into the fold. Now, through online culture, the amount and type of fan-created works has exponentially multiplied in recent years. Fans write stories, create art, make videos, and craft memes, all in homage to one of the most celebrated authors of all time. This book explores online fan spaces in search of “Janeites” all over the world to discover what fans are making, how fans are sharing their work, and why it matters that so many women and nonbinary individuals find a haven not only in Jane Austen, but also in Jane Austen fandom. In relatable chapters based on firsthand experience, the authors explore how Austen fandom has and continues to build communities around women, people of color, and the LGBTQ+ community. Whether Janeites are shrewdly picking up on the latent sexual tension between women in Emma or casting people of color in leading roles, Luetkenhaus and Weinstein argue that Austen fans are particularly adept at marrying fantasy and feminism.

A Bookshelf of Our Own

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Publisher : Citadel Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806527420
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (274 download)

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Download or read book A Bookshelf of Our Own written by and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an analysis of the fifty most important books by and about women from the Middle Ages to the present day, each book is placed within its historical context, tracing the life and influence of such authors as Toni Morrison, Edith Wharton, Grace Paley, Zora Neale Hurston, and Mary Wollstonecraft.

Happily Ever After

Author : Susannah Fullerton
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN 13 : 1781011117
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Happily Ever After written by Susannah Fullerton and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2013-04-25 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An intelligent and generous companion to Pride and Prejudice: its author and her era, characters, language, reception, [and] adaptations.” —Sydney Morning Herald Pride and Prejudice has a fair claim to being the world’s favorite novel. Read and studied from Cheltenham to China, it’s been translated into many languages and made into countless films. This book, from longtime Jane Austen Society of Australia president Susannah Fullerton, describes how Austen wrote her masterpiece, its lukewarm initial reception, and its evolving popularity. As well as discussing sex-symbol Mr. Darcy, charming heroine Elizabeth Bennet, and the superb range of comic characters, she discusses the novel’s style: its wicked irony, brilliant structuring, and revolutionary use of the technique known as “free indirect speech.” Readers through the years have both loved the book and hated it, and the reactions of writers, politicians, artists, and explorers can tell us as much about the reader as they do about the book itself. Pride and Prejudice has morphed into many strange and interesting forms: screen adaptations, sequels, prequels, and updates. Happily Ever After explores these—and the wilder shores of zombies, porn, dating manuals, T-shirts, tourism, and therapy. “[The illustrations are] as much fun as the text.” —Star-Tribune “An enjoyable and loyally enthusiastic tribute . . . contains thoughtful plot and character summaries useful for orienting the school student, and is full of trivia for Austen enthusiasts (the term ‘Janeites’ was coined in 1884).” —Times Literary Supplement

The Jane Austen Guide to Happily Ever After

Author : Elizabeth Kantor
Publisher : Regnery Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1596987847
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (969 download)

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Download or read book The Jane Austen Guide to Happily Ever After written by Elizabeth Kantor and published by Regnery Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-02 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals how women can follow the examples of Jane Austen characters in order to navigate through modern dating, love, relationship, and sex dilemmas, and discover the path to happiness.

Second Takes

Author : Carolyn Jess-Cooke
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438430310
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Second Takes written by Carolyn Jess-Cooke and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first collection of essays devoted to the phenomenon of the film sequel.

Bridget Jones's Diary als Echo von Pride and Prejudice

Author : Julia Korthus
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3638376915
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (383 download)

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Download or read book Bridget Jones's Diary als Echo von Pride and Prejudice written by Julia Korthus and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2005-05-11 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Anglistik - Literatur, Note: 2, Universität Mannheim, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Wenn man an einen in Tagebuchform geschriebenen Roman über eine allein stehende, männerbesessene Mittdreißigerin aus London gerät, denkt man nicht wirklich als Erstes an Jane Austen. Vermutlich gehen die ersten Gedanken, die sich mit der Frage beschäftigen, wo man so etwas Ähnliches vielleicht schon einmal gehört hat, eher in die Richtung Ally McBeal oder Sex and the City. Doch auf den zweiten Blick zeigt sich, dass diese Londoner Mittdreißigerin, diese Bridget Jones, tatsächlich Züge von Austen'schen Heldinnen hat. Und wenn man dann auch noch nach einiger Recherche herausfindet, dass die Autorin des Romans, Helen Fielding, in einem Internet-Chat ganz offen zugibt, den Plot ihrer Geschichte dem Austen'schen Meisterwerk Pride and Prejudice nachempfunden zu haben (s. Internet-Quelle), werden sich auch altmodische Austen-Anhänger an den Gedanken gewöhnen müssen, dass Bridget Jones eine moderne Version von Elizabeth Bennet ist. In dieser Hausarbeit möchte ich untersuchen, was genau die Ähnlichkeit, aber auch die Unterschiede zwischen den beiden Romanen Pride and Prejudice und Bridget Jones's Diary ausmacht, und wie die beiden Protagonistinnen in Licht e ihrer jeweiligen Zeit zu sehen sind. Beginnen werde ich mit einem allgemeinen Überblick über die Ähnlichkeiten der Romane. Danach werde ich anhand einer genaueren Untersuchung der beiden Titelfiguren ihre Ähnlichkeiten und Unterschiede herausarbeiten. Schließlich folgt ein Abschnitt über die Protagonistinnen und ihre Zeit, und zum Schluss mein Fazit.

Mental Floss: The Curious Movie Buff

Author : Mental Floss
Publisher : Weldon Owen International
ISBN 13 : 1681888858
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (818 download)

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Download or read book Mental Floss: The Curious Movie Buff written by Mental Floss and published by Weldon Owen International. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cinephiles rejoice! From Mental Floss, an online destination for more than a billion curious minds since its founding in 2001, comes the ultimate book for movie lovers. The Curious Movie Buff is filled with fascinating facts and behind-the-scenes insights about the making of your favorite movies from the last 50 years. Every film fan will find something to love, with the team at Mental Floss profiling more than 60 films of the past half-century, from well-known blockbusters to critical favorites and cult classics. The highlighted titles span across various decades and genres and include iconic franchises like Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings, Oscar-winning classics like The Godfather and Titanic, rip-roaring comedies from Blazing Saddles and The Big Lebowski, indie hits like Reservoir Dogs and Paranormal Activity, and superhero favorites such as Superman and The Dark Knight. Throughout are quirky sidebars from the Mental Floss archives, such “Marvel Cinematic Universe Movie Locations You Can Visit IRL,” “Remakes That Are Better than the Original Movie,” The 25 Best Movie Endings of All Time,” “Summer ‘Blockbusters’ That Completely Tanked at the Box Office,” and “The Best Movie Trailers Ever.” TRIVIA ABOUT MORE THAN 60 MOVIES: Get the inside scoop, fascinating facts, and behind-the-scenes trivia on the greatest movies from the past 50 years, from serious dramas such as The Godfather to seriously funny comedies like The Big Lebowski FASCINATING AND INLayoutIVE LISTS: Learn about movie locations you can visit, what movies have the best endings, and which movies scraped the bottom of the barrel with Mental Floss’s info-packed lists SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE: Whether you’re in the mood for a classic, jonesing for a good Western, wondering what sci-fi films you’ve missed, or just want to discover a new movie, the team at Mental Floss will steer you in the right direction THE PERFECT GIFT FOR MOVIE FANS: Mental Floss: The Curious Movie Buff is the ideal gift for the film enthusiasts in your life.

The Austen Formula: Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century

Author : Julia Wilhelm
Publisher : Anchor Academic Publishing (aap_verlag)
ISBN 13 : 3954893258
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (548 download)

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Download or read book The Austen Formula: Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century written by Julia Wilhelm and published by Anchor Academic Publishing (aap_verlag). This book was released on 2014-10 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Celebrating Pride and Prejudice

Author : Susannah Fullerton
Publisher : Voyageur Press
ISBN 13 : 0760344361
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Celebrating Pride and Prejudice written by Susannah Fullerton and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First published in the United Kingdom in 2012 by Frances Lincoln Limited under the title Happily ever after: a celebration of Pride and prejudice"--T.p. verso.

Screen Adaptations: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

Author : Deborah Cartmell
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408198754
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Screen Adaptations: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice written by Deborah Cartmell and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-08-10 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 as Keira Knightley) as well as a Bollywood version, discussions around how these films interpret the story, themes and characters is a popular classroom choice for students and teachers alike. This new title in the Screen Adaptations series, provides a rich source of material to help students understand and write about the reciprocal relationship between film and literature. It offers in-depth analysis of the various screen versions and alternative `readings' as well as critical insight and an interview with writer Andrew Davies, best known for his 1995 BBC adaptation. Following from Shakespeare, Jane Austen on screen is now an established part of literary studies and the volume will conclude with a survey of the growing body of literature in the field.

Flirting With Pride And Prejudice

Author : Jennifer Crusie
Publisher : BenBella Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1941631428
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (416 download)

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Download or read book Flirting With Pride And Prejudice written by Jennifer Crusie and published by BenBella Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of fiction's most well-loved novels, this 19th-century classic continues to capture the hearts of contemporary readers with its notions of marriage, dating, and romance. Leading authors in the area of women's literature and romance contribute to this fresh collection of essays on everything from Lydia's scandalous marriage to George Wickham to the female-dominated Bennett household and the emphasis placed on courtship and marriage. Contributors include Jo Beverly, Alesia Holliday, Mercedes Lackey, Joyce Millman, and Jill Winters. This compilation is an excellent companion for both those new to Jane Austen and well-versed Austen-philes.

Who the Hell Is Pansy O'Hara?

Author : Jenny Bond
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440639426
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Who the Hell Is Pansy O'Hara? written by Jenny Bond and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-07-29 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The captivating stories behind fifty of the greatest authors and their most famous literary creations Before Who the Hell is Pansy O'Hara ?, there had never been a single volume that explored the backstories of so many of the greatest books in the English language. A work sure to captivate all lovers of language and literature, it reveals in short, pithy chapters, the lives, loves, motivations, and quirky, fascinating details involving fifty of the best-loved books of the Western world. - When stacked up, the original manuscript of Gone With the Wind stood taller than Margaret Mitchell, its 4' 9 1/2" author - Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, was part of the Allied team that cracked the Nazi's Enigma code - Leo Tolstoy's wife copied War and Peace by hand . . . seven times From The Great Gatsby to Harper Lee, from Jaws to J. K . Rowling, Who the Hell Is Pansy O'Hara? offers an entertaining and informative journey through the minds of writers and the life experiences that took these amazing works from notion to novel.