Screen Adaptations: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice : A Close Study of the Relationship Between Text and Film

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. The study of literature adapted for the 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 to thought-provoking comparisons of the screen versions to 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 are 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. In addition to in-depth analysis of the various screen versions and alternative readings, the book contains an interview with writer Andrew Davies, best known for his 1995 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. The Screen Adaptations Series provides in-depth analysis of how classic literature has been adapted for the screen, showing how alternative readings offer up new interpretations of the original text. Each book, authored by a leading scholar in adaptations studies, collects together a vast array of study material, critical insight and thought-provoking comparisons. From the literary context of the original work, to the critical 'afterlife' of the screen versions, this is a vital study aid for film and literature students. Pride and Prejudice is undoubtedly one of the most popular novels in English literature and any new screen adaptation is a major event. This study aid provides a rich source of material to help students reflect on the reciprocal relationship between film and literature, by bringing together the various adaptations of the novel, offering in-depth analysis of both classic screen versions and popular or alternative readings from Robert Z. Leonard's 1940 film starring Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson to Bridget Jones's Diary. Following on from Shakespeare, Jane Austen on-screen is now an established part of literary studies and this volume concludes with a survey of the growing body of literature in the field and the different forms the novel takes. --Book Jacket 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 autobiography Part 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 'Pride and Prejudice' is a classic piece of literature and with several screen versions available (featuring stars such as Keira Knightley), as well as a Bollywood version. This book offers a rich source of study material to help students understand the reciprocal relationship between film and literature