Everybody's Jane : Austen in the popular imagination / Juliette Wells.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wells, Juliette, 1977- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817--Appreciation.

Austen, Jane.

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817--Influence.

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817--Adaptations.

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817--In mass media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : Continuum, 2011.

Summary:

The first bookto investigate Jane Austens popular significance today, Everybodys Jane considers why Austen matters to amateur readers, how they make use of hernovels, what they gain from visiting places associated with her, and why theycreate works of fiction and nonfiction inspired by her novels and life.The voices of everyday readers emerge fromboth published and unpublished sources, including interviews conducted with literary tourists and archival research into thefounding of the Jane Austen Society of North America and the exceptional Austencollection of Alberta Hirshheimer Burke of Balti

Contents:

CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction: Approaching Austen in the Popular Imagination; Chapter 2 Alberta H. Burke, Austen Omnivore; Chapter 3 Reading Like an Amateur; Chapter 4 Getting Closer to Austen: Literary Tourism; Chapter 5 Envisioning Austen: Portraits, Fiction, Film; Chapter 6 American Austen Hybrids: Sex, Horror/Paranormal, Faith; Chapter 7 Coming Together Through Austen; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-47831-5

9786613478313

1-4411-1899-3

OCLC:

778458709