Flirting with Pride and Prejudice : Fresh Perspectives on the Original Chick-Lit Masterpiece

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• ISBN13: 9781932100723
• ISBN10: 1932100725
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2005-09-28
• Publisher: Benbella Books

Summary

** COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED ** One of fiction's most well-loved novels, this 19th-century classic continues to capture the hearts of contemporary readers with its notions of marriage, dating, and romance. Leading authors in the area of women's literature and romance contribute to this fresh collection of essays on everything from Lydia's scandalous marriage to George Wickham to the female-dominated Bennett household and the emphasis placed on courtship and marriage. Contributors include Jo Beverly, Alesia Holliday, Mercedes Lackey, Joyce Millman, and Jill Winters. This compilation is an excellent companion for both those new to Jane Austen and well-versed Austen-philes.

Author Biography

Jennifer Crusie is a leading women's fiction writer and the author of Crazy for You, Tell Me Lies, and Welcome to Temptation. She holds a doctorate in feminist criticism and 19th century British and American literature. She lives in ...

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
JENNIFER CRUSIE
Jane as Universal Social Commentator
"Does this petticoat make me look fat?"	7	(6)
BETH KENDRICK
A Little Friendly Advice	13	(6)
JENNIFER O'CONNELL
High-Class Problems	19	(8)
LAURA CALDWELL
Jane and History
A World at War	27	(6)
LAWRENCE WATT-EVANS
Gold Diggers of 1813	33	(10)
JO BEVERLEY
Jane and Academe
Any Way You Slice It	43	(8)
ELISABETH FAIRCHILD
Jane Austen and the Masturbating Critic	51	(12)
ADAM ROBERTS
The Original Chick-Lit Masterpiece	63	(8)
SHANNA SWENDSON
Plenty of Pride and Prejudice to Go Around	71	(8)
LAUREN BARATZ-LOGSTED
Jane and the Movies
Elizabeth...On the Roof	79	(8)
JENNIFER COBURN
Bride and Prejudice	87	(10)
LAURA RESNICK
Times and Tenors	97	(10)
SARAH ZETTEL
Jane's Hero
My Darling Mr. Darcy	107	(6)
TERESA MEDEIROS
My Firth Love	113	(12)
LANI DIANE RICH
Janes Untold Stories
Not Precisely Pride	125	(8)
MERCEDES LACKEY
Georgiana	133	(14)
JANE ESPENSON
Charlotte's Side of the Story	147	(12)
MELISSA SENATE
The Secret Life of Mary	159	(12)
JILL WINTERS
Lord Byron and Miss A	171	(12)
CHERYL SAWYER
Jane in the Twenty-First Century
Pride and Prejudice. With Cell Phones	183	(10)
MICHELLE CUNNAH
Bennets and Bingleys and Bitches. Oh My!	193	(6)
ERIN DAILEY
Pride and Prejudice: The Reality Show	199	(12)
JOYCE MILLMAN
The Evolution of Envy	211	(8)
ALESIA HOLLIDAY
Jane and Me	219
KAREN JOY FOWLER