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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not Just for Janeites
Jane Austen and Co. is an interesting and fairly thorough look at our current culture's obsession with recreating the past through film. The essays are scholarly without being overly dry, and could appeal to a more casual reader. Some are better than others, but they are all pretty perceptive and realize that history on screen says more about the present than the past...
Published on November 30, 2004 by Austen reader
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Okay--but not as title would suggest.
This is okay--there is a good snippet about pemberley.com that would appeal to janieties. For myself, I prefer "Jane Austen on Screen" Perhaps better borrowed from the university library as there are no revelations in this book.
Published on March 24, 2005 by Jessica M. Harris
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not Just for Janeites,
By Austen reader (Kentucky) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Jane Austen and Co.: Remaking the Past in Contemporary Culture (Paperback)
Jane Austen and Co. is an interesting and fairly thorough look at our current culture's obsession with recreating the past through film. The essays are scholarly without being overly dry, and could appeal to a more casual reader. Some are better than others, but they are all pretty perceptive and realize that history on screen says more about the present than the past. Austen adaptations get the lion's share of attention in the essays, but also discussed are loose interpretations of Austen like Clueless and Bridget Jones, as well as other films such as Dangerous Liaisons, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the Wings of the Dove. Sometimes the connections between the non-Austen essays with the others seems a little weak, but as a whole, Jane Austen and Co makes for some thought-provoking reading.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Okay--but not as title would suggest.,
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This review is from: Jane Austen and Co.: Remaking the Past in Contemporary Culture (Paperback)
This is okay--there is a good snippet about pemberley.com that would appeal to janieties. For myself, I prefer "Jane Austen on Screen"
Perhaps better borrowed from the university library as there are no revelations in this book. |
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Jane Austen and Co.: Remaking the Past in Contemporary Culture by Suzanne R. Pucci (Paperback - January 9, 2003)
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