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- 200 years after her death, Jane Austen's six novels, including Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility remain classics, and continue to create obsessive fans out of readers.
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Jul 18, 2017 · The death 200 years ago of celebrated author Jane Austen is being marked nationwide with ceremonies, statue unveilings and a new £10 note design. But in an age of social media, short attention...
- Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen fans celebrate novel's 200th ... - BBC
It has one of the most famous opening lines in literature,...
- Six rare insights into the world of Jane Austen - BBC
Features correspondent. Alamy. On the 200th anniversary of...
- Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen fans celebrate novel's 200th ... - BBC
Her latest book is Why Modern Manuscripts Matter (2022), a study of the politics, commerce, and aesthetics of heritage culture in the shape of authors’ manuscripts, including those of Jane Austen. Professor Kathryn Sutherland discusses why Jane Austen was a pioneer in fiction, breaking new ground in subject and style.
Why is it that Austen and her novels still matter in today’s society? To answer these questions, I offer two components that work in conjunction with one another in order to create classic tales that remain relevant for modern audiences.
- A Tale as Old as Time
- Feast For The Eyes
- Pride of Place
It isn’t only the characters that ring true for Austen’s devoted audiences. The fundamental plots of the novels have a timeless quality to them that translates well for the modern reader. Take Pride and Prejudice. On first reading, it might not appear so: how many families with five daughters today worry about marrying them off to secure the family...
This also rings true in the way that Austen adaptations to screen are always so popular. The pinnacle of this, which consistently has a place on lists of best adaptations, is the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Andrew Davies. Besides catapulting Colin Firth to heartthrob status, Davies, over the course of six episodes, cemented Austen...
Fans are able to reinforce their love for Austen’s books by immersing themselves in the places linked to her. Whether this is directly, by visiting places such as the Jane Austen’s House Museum at Chawton, or indirectly, through exploring historic houses such as Lyme Park, immortalised as the exterior of Pemberley, from the 1995 Pride and Prejudice...
- Lizzie Rogers
Aug 5, 2017 · Fast forward twenty five years and great-aunt Jane has become a global mega-star. If she were alive today, she would no doubt stand side by side with today’s Hollywood and literary royalty. Lunch with J. K. Rowling, perhaps, followed by an evening at the Oscars.
Jul 22, 2017 · 200 years after her death, Jane Austen's six novels, including Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility remain classics, and continue to create obsessive fans out of readers. Why?
Jul 12, 2017 · Features correspondent. Alamy. On the 200th anniversary of her death, we take a look at six surprising stories about the enduringly popular novelist. Today marks exactly 200 years since Jane...
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