The cinematic Jane Austen : essays on the filmic sensibility of the novels / by David Monaghan, Ariane Hudelet, and John Wiltshire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Monaghan, David.

Contributor:

Hudelet, Ariane, 1975-

Wiltshire, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817--Film adaptations.

Austen, Jane.

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817.

Film adaptations--History and criticism.

Film adaptations.

English literature--History and criticism.

English literature.

Genre:

Film adaptations.

Physical Description:

vi, 197 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2009]

Summary:

"The novels of Jane Austen are typified by their comedic power, often demonstrated by the voice of their narrators. Yet what makes them arresting can also produce an unsatisfactory transformation to cinema, where the voice of a narrator becomes obtrusive. Each author examines Austen's texts for their inherent cinematic features, analyzing the use of these features in films"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction. Jane Austen, adaptation and the cinematic novel: theoretical considerations / David Monaghan

Jane Austen: sight and sound / John Wiltshire

By candlelight: Jane Austen, technology and the heritage film / John Wiltshire

Beyond words, beyond images: Jane Austen and the art of mise-en-scène / Ariane Hudelet

Deciphering appearances in Jane Austen's novels and films / Ariane Hudelet

Mr. Darcy's smile / John Wiltshire

Reinventing Fanny Price: Patricia Rozema's thoroughly modern Mansfeld Park / David Monaghan

"A cheerful confidence in futurity": the movement motif in Austen's novel and Dear/Michell's film adaptation of Persuasion / David Monaghan

The construction of a myth: the "cinematic Jane Austen" as a cross-cultural icon / Ariane Hudelet

Afterword: on fidelity / John Wiltshire.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-191) and index.

ISBN:

9780786435067

0786435062

OCLC:

251302288