Everybody's Jane : Austen in the popular imagination /

The first book to investigate Jane Austen s popular significance today, Everybody s Jane 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 nove...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wells, Juliette, 1977-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York, NY : Continuum International Pub. Group, [2011]
Subjects:	Austen, Jane, > 1775-1817 > Appreciation. Austen, Jane, > 1775-1817 > Influence. Austen, Jane, > 1775-1817 > Adaptations. Austen, Jane, > 1775-1817 > In mass media. Austen, Jane, > 1775-1817. Art appreciation. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Mass media. Rezeption. Massenkultur. Bearbeitung. Adaptations.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : approaching Austen in the popular imagination
Alberta H. Burke, Austen omnivore
Reading like an amateur
Getting closer to Austen : literary tourism
Envisioning Austen : portraits, fiction, film
American Austen hybrids : sex, horror/paranormal, faith
Coming together through Austen.