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Jane Austen: Multimedia

Resources for Shorter University's introduction to literature course on Jane Austen, her life, and her writings.

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Austen- Films on Demand

Show: Emma (2009)

"Fresh and funny, this perceptive adaptation, featuring a stellar cast, brings Jane Austen's comic masterpiece to life." -from the BBC description

Show: Northanger Abbey (1987)

"A taste for melodrama from reading too many Gothic novels is almost Catherine Morland's downfall when she falls in love with Henry Tilney. Invited to stay at Northanger Abbey, she finds evidence of a sinister family secret. This is a disturbingly surreal interpretation of the Jane Austen novel. A BBC Production."

Show: Pride and Prejudice (1980)

"This series is a much-praised dramatisation of the Jane Austen novel, adapted for television by Fay Weldon. Mrs Bennet frantically tries to find husbands for her five daughters." -BBC

Show: Sense and Sensibility (2008)

"From acclaimed writer Andrew Davies comes this enchanting new adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel about love and marriage." -BBC

Series: Jane Austen

This three-part series examines Austen's life, her works, and the society in which she lived.

Series: Pride And Prejudice

"Much-loved, Pride and Prejudice is regarded as one of English literature’s true classics. This series of programs looks at four key aspects of the novel: characters, context, themes, and writing style." -Films on Demand

The Real Jane Austen - BBC Documentary

Illustrated with clips from movie and television adaptations of her novels, this program takes a visually rich approach to understanding the woman behind such classics as Pride and PrejudiceMansfield Park, and Emma. An extensive biographical and psychological profile of the author provides insight into what life was like for a woman in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. A BBCW Production.

More Videos

YouTube Videos- Jane Austen

A Day In The Life Of A Georgian Servant | Time Crashers

A group of reality show contestants "time travel" back to the Georgian period and must experience what daily life for servants on a farm was like.

Jane Austen: The True Story Of The Georgian Era's Greatest Novelist

"Historian Lucy Worsley visits the places and houses in England where Jane Austen spent time and which served as inspiration for the settings of her novels." -YouTube description

Jane Austen - An 18th Century woman for the 21st Century | JoAnne Podis

"JoAnne Podis has a passion for the works of Jane Austen. Why? For more than 200 years one of her novels has never been out of print. Film adaptations of her works abound. Two of the world's most famous mystery writers have written novels that riff on hers. No less a publication than The Atlantic features her in a recent article on economics. Who is this mystery woman? Jane Austen—a woman made for the 21st century but born in the 18th. In this talk learn why her appeal transcends time and culture and provides values, voice, and vision for the ages." -from YouTube description