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How Two Modern Authors Have Rewritten Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice

Kareliusson, Malou LU (2023) ENGK03 20231
English Studies
Abstract (Swedish)
When Jane Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice (1813), she created a formula that amateur and professional authors alike would follow. The heroine and the hero undergo a journey of emotional work as they figure out each other’s genuine intents. Two modern novels that are inspired by Pride and Prejudice are The Duke and I (2000) by Julia Quinn and Bridget Jones’s Diary (1996). This essay studies what tropes the two adaptations have included in their own versions and how readers have responded to them. A background section will present different ways Pride and Prejudice has been rewritten. Reader response criticism will be included in the body of the text, and the most common tropes will have their own chapters. The conclusion highlights the... (More)
When Jane Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice (1813), she created a formula that amateur and professional authors alike would follow. The heroine and the hero undergo a journey of emotional work as they figure out each other’s genuine intents. Two modern novels that are inspired by Pride and Prejudice are The Duke and I (2000) by Julia Quinn and Bridget Jones’s Diary (1996). This essay studies what tropes the two adaptations have included in their own versions and how readers have responded to them. A background section will present different ways Pride and Prejudice has been rewritten. Reader response criticism will be included in the body of the text, and the most common tropes will have their own chapters. The conclusion highlights the tropes that have been modernized to meet the readers’ expectations. It is evident that Fielding is counting on the audience to be aware with the original work, specifically Austen’s Mr Darcy. Lastly, sexual relations in The Duke and I have received negative reactions from the readers. The contrast is the intimate relationship Bridget has with Daniel because it represents the modern woman. (Less)
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Kareliusson, Malou LU
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ENGK03 20231
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L3 - Miscellaneous, Projetcs etc.
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English
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9133595
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  abstract     = {{When Jane Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice (1813), she created a formula that amateur and professional authors alike would follow. The heroine and the hero undergo a journey of emotional work as they figure out each other’s genuine intents. Two modern novels that are inspired by Pride and Prejudice are The Duke and I (2000) by Julia Quinn and Bridget Jones’s Diary (1996). This essay studies what tropes the two adaptations have included in their own versions and how readers have responded to them. A background section will present different ways Pride and Prejudice has been rewritten. Reader response criticism will be included in the body of the text, and the most common tropes will have their own chapters. The conclusion highlights the tropes that have been modernized to meet the readers’ expectations. It is evident that Fielding is counting on the audience to be aware with the original work, specifically Austen’s Mr Darcy. Lastly, sexual relations in The Duke and I have received negative reactions from the readers. The contrast is the intimate relationship Bridget has with Daniel because it represents the modern woman.}},
  author       = {{Kareliusson, Malou}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{How Two Modern Authors Have Rewritten Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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