{"product_id":"9780008225681_the-genius-of-jane-austen-her-love-of-theatre-and-why-she-is-a-hit-in-hollywood","title":"The Genius of Jane Austen: Her Love of Theatre and Why She Is a Hit in Hollywood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e'I relished every page … This is the best book on Jane Austen I have ever read’\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eSpectator\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e'Compelling … a delightful and engrossing book … Byrne’s passion is nothing if not persuasive’\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eWas Jane Austen a woman of prim manners and genteel calm? Or someone who behaved outrageously, filled with sharp wit and wild comedy?\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane Austen loved the theatre. She learned much of her art from a long tradition of English comic drama and took joyous participation in amateur theatricals. Her juvenilia, then\u003cem\u003e Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEmma\u003c\/em\u003e were shaped by the arts of theatrical comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer admiration for drama’s dialogue, characterisation, plotting, exits and entrances is why she has been dramatised so successfully on screen in the last twenty years – and these versions are at the centre of her continuing fame, culminating in her celebration on £10 note.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAusten expert and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Real Jane Austen\u003c\/em\u003e, Paula Byrne looks at stage adaptations of Austen’s novels (including one called \u003cem\u003eMiss Elizabeth Bennet\u003c\/em\u003e by A. A. Milne) to modern classics, including the BBC\u003cem\u003e Pride and Prejudice\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Persuasion\u003c\/em\u003e, Emma Thompson’s \u003cem\u003eSense and Sensibility\u003c\/em\u003e, and the phenomenally brilliant and successful\u003cem\u003e Clueless\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Genius of Jane Austen\u003c\/em\u003e presents an Austen not of prim manners and genteel calm, but filled with wild comedy and outrageous behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this biography, Byrne, the bestselling author, explores Austen's love for the performing arts and how it influenced her work. She delves into the 19th century theatre scene, providing a new perspective on one of the best literary figures of the time. Her criticism of Austen's work is insightful, making this book a top pick for any Austen fan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Lucy Worsley (Jane Austen at Home), Anne De Courcy (Snowdon), Olivia Laing (The Lonely City), Colm Tóibín (A Guest at the Feast), and Katherine Rundell (Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paula Byrne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889502015637,"sku":"9780008225681","price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008225681_dd13b595-1d94-4f2f-9b22-25f5a94eb0b2.jpg?v=1776888264","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008225681_the-genius-of-jane-austen-her-love-of-theatre-and-why-she-is-a-hit-in-hollywood","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}