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基本説明
The first book to investigate Jane Austen's popular significance today, this considers why Austen matters to amateur readers, how they make use of her novels, what they gain from visiting places associated with her, and why they create works of fiction and nonfiction inspired by her novels and life.
Full Description
This title explores the afterlives of Jane Austen's work in literature, film and popular culture. The plethora of Jane-Austen-related fiction and nonfiction - sequels, mysteries, dating guides, invented biographies, and more - that has appeared within the last decade attests to her readers' enthusiasm for re-envisioning her characters as well as herself. "Everybody's Jane" is the first study to investigate fully these popular appropriations of Austen in England and America, taking into account recent scholarly work on fan cultures and fan fiction. Like these Austen-inspired works themselves, this book stands at the crossroads between studies of popular culture and literary studies; it also offers a major contribution to the ongoing public discussion about the significance and relevance of Jane Austen today.
Contents
1. Introduction: Approaching Austen in the Popular Imagination; 2. Alberta H. Burke, Austen Omnivore; 3. Reading Like an Amateur; 4. Getting Closer to Austen: Literary Tourism; 5. Envisioning Austen: Portraits, Fiction, Film; 6. Austen Hybrids: Sex, Horror/Paranormal, Faith; 7. Imagining the Austen Fan; References; Index.
