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Recreating Jane Austen
Recreating Jane Austen is a book for readers who know and love Austen's work. Stimulated by the recent crop of film and television versions of Austen's novels, John Wiltshire examines how her work has been "recreated" in another age and medium. Written in an engaging and readable style, this accessible study approaches the central question of the role Jane Austen plays in the contemporary cultural imagination.
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First published August 1, 1997
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March 6, 2008
I found this interesting, with some detailed analysis of Austen's style, but at times hard to take in, especially when he starts to get into psychological theories, which always tend to make me glaze over. Also I'd hoped there would be more about the TV adaptations than is actually included. Even so, a good read for any dedicated reader of Austen.
March 21, 2019
Far more about recreating than about Austen but quite interesting nonetheless.
October 31, 2010
Recreating Jane Austen by John Wiltshire
Cambridge University Press, 2001
139 pages
Non-fiction; Jane
3/5 stars
Source: Library
Summary: An academic look at how film adaptations of Austen's novels inspire us to look anew at the novels.
Thoughts: If I was more organized, I would have published this last week with the Bedside Companion Book but I'm not so here it is. While I love Austen's novels, I'm also really interested in the films, hence my decision to pick up this book.
It was my fault for picking this up because it's a very scholarly look at Austen; this means many big words. many theories, and many examinations of other scholarly works. I was expecting a more fun look at the movies that have been adapted from Austen's novels. I shouldn't have because it looks like a skinny academic tract rather than a fun jaunt. He looks at three movies inspired by Austen: Metropolitan, Jane Austen in Manhattan, and Clueless. He looks at the relationship between Austen and Shakespeare. He looks briefly at some 90s adaptations of her films; as you can see it was published before that great spate of Austen films in 2005-7. I'm really not the best person to read this and I found it too boring.
Overall: For the Austen scholar rather than the more casual fan like me.
Cambridge University Press, 2001
139 pages
Non-fiction; Jane
3/5 stars
Source: Library
Summary: An academic look at how film adaptations of Austen's novels inspire us to look anew at the novels.
Thoughts: If I was more organized, I would have published this last week with the Bedside Companion Book but I'm not so here it is. While I love Austen's novels, I'm also really interested in the films, hence my decision to pick up this book.
It was my fault for picking this up because it's a very scholarly look at Austen; this means many big words. many theories, and many examinations of other scholarly works. I was expecting a more fun look at the movies that have been adapted from Austen's novels. I shouldn't have because it looks like a skinny academic tract rather than a fun jaunt. He looks at three movies inspired by Austen: Metropolitan, Jane Austen in Manhattan, and Clueless. He looks at the relationship between Austen and Shakespeare. He looks briefly at some 90s adaptations of her films; as you can see it was published before that great spate of Austen films in 2005-7. I'm really not the best person to read this and I found it too boring.
Overall: For the Austen scholar rather than the more casual fan like me.
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