Jane Austen and the theatre
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Jane Austen and the theatre
Hambledon and London, 2002
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-270) and index
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: pbk ISBN 9781847250476
Description
Jane Austen enjoyed and was greatly interested in the theatre. Many of her novels, with the memorable individual characters, dramatic confrontations and surprising denouements, owe part of their effect to theatrical inspiration. The dramatic impact of her novels is demonstrated by the ease with which they have been adapted for television and film. In "Jane Austen and the Theatre", Paula Byrne makes clear the important part of the theatre played in both Jane Austen's life and work. There is no doubt about Jane Austen's own passion for the stage. She went to the theatre in London and Bath whenever she could, acted in private theatricals, and wrote a number of her early works in play form. Living in a great age of English stage comedy, she drew inspiration from Sheridan as well as Shakespeare. "Sense and Sensibility", "Pride and Prejudice", "Emma and Mansfield Park" are, as Paula Byrne shows, all shaped by the comic drama of the period and by Jane Austen's own understanding of men and women as actors playing parts.
Table of Contents
- Illustrations
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Part One: The Novelist and the Theatre
- 1. Private Theatricals
- 2. The Professional Theatre
- 3. Plays and Actors
- Part Two: The Theatre and the Novels
- 4. Early Works
- 5. From Play to Novel
- 6. Sense and Sensibility
- 7. Pride and Prejudice
- 8. Lovers' Vows
- 9. Mansfield Park
- 10. Emma
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
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ISBN 9781852853860
Description
Jane Austen enjoyed and was greatly interested in the theatre. Many of her novels, with their memorable individual characters, dramatic confrontations and surprising denouements, owe part of their effect to theatrical inspiration. The dramatic impact of her novels is demonstrated by the ease with which they have been adapted for film. In "Jane Austen and the Theatre" Paula Byrne makes clear the important part the theatre played in both Jane Austen's life and work. There is no doubt about Jane Austen's own passion for the stage. She herself went to the theatre in London and Bath whenever she could, acted in private theatricals and wrote a number of her early works in play form. Living in a great age of English stage comedy, she drew inspiration from Sheridan as well as Shakespeare. "Sense and Sensibility", "Pride and Prejudice", "Emma" and "Mansfield Park" are, as Paula Byrne shows, all shaped by the comic drama of the period and by Jane Austen's own understanding of men and women as actors playing parts.
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