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Submit ReviewWelcome to LIT(erature) Summer! This is the first installment of our three-episode summer series looking at the lasting cultural impact of classic literature works.
Jane Austen’s most famous novel has influenced modern pop culture in a myriad of ways, from its many popular film, TV, and other media adaptations, to current popular fiction, to basically being responsible for the romantic comedy film genre.
Links
Our commentary for the 2005 film
A better story recap than ours
Jane Austen and the Marriage Plot
Why do we still love Jane Austen?
Huffington Post’s rankings of Austen modernizations
Why does Hallmark ruin everything?
Recommendations
Retellings and Modernizations
Literature
Pride, Ibi Zoboi
Bridget Jones’ Diary, Helen Fielding
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Seth Graeme-Smith
Eligible, Curtis Sittenfeld
Heartstone, Elle Katharine White
Ayesha At Last, Uzma Jalaluddin
Film/TV
Lost in Austen
Austenland
The Lizzy Bennet Diaries
Bride and Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta
Rhonda’s favorite Georgette Heyer novels:
The Grand Sophy
Bath Tangle
Arabella
Erin’s favorite Sarah Dessen novels:
Once and For All
St. Anything
Along for the Ride
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