The Cinematic Jane Austen

Essays on the Filmic Sensibility of the Novels
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-7864-3506-7
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 204 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 339 g

The novels of Jane Austen are typified by their comedic power, often most powerfully demonstrated by the singular voice of their narrators. Yet what makes them arresting novels can also produce a less than satisfactory transformation to the world of cinema, where the voice of a narrator often becomes obtrusive. This work argues that despite the difficulties in adapting Austen's writing for the screen, there have been many successes. Each author examines Austen's texts for their inherent cinematic features, analyzing the use of these features in film versions of the novels.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Monaghan, David

Hudelet, Ariane

Wiltshire, John

Über Autor(innen)

David Monaghan is a professor of English at Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Ariane Hudelet is an associate professor, Universite Paris 3-Sorbonne Nouvelle and lives in Paris, France. John Wiltshire is professor emeritus of English at La Trobe University in Melbourne. He lives in Eltham, Australia.