Adaptations

The Line of Thought

. . . to dream over books and loiter at street corners and let the line of thought dip deep into the stream.

--Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

Deborah Yaffe

Feb 3

Branding exercise

A few weeks ago, I ran across a 2011 article in which the wonderful Scottish novelist Ali Smith explained why she seldom grants...

Deborah Yaffe

Jan 30

Back in the day

I still remember the first time I watched the BBC’s iconic 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice . At the time, my husband and I lived...

Deborah Yaffe

Jan 13

Mr. Darcy wins again

Last year, when I first heard about the new French romcom Jane Austen Wrecked My Life , I predicted that its romantic triangle, pitting...

Deborah Yaffe

Jan 2

Celebration, by any name

A 250th birthday goes by many names . It can be called a semiquincentennial, a sestercentennial, a quarter millennial--even a...

Deborah Yaffe

Nov 21, 2024

Crossover artist

Jane Austen is the ultimate crossover artist, with an unchallenged position in both literary studies and popular culture. (Hey, didn’t...

Deborah Yaffe

Nov 18, 2024

Thriller

Are you feeling sad that you won’t be able to join the Jane Austen 250th Birthday festivities in England next year? Fear not! You can...

Deborah Yaffe

Oct 31, 2024

Three plus one

Pity the poor Austen blogger. The minute you write , “ No fewer than three Austenian adaptations may be making their way to our TV...

Deborah Yaffe

Oct 21, 2024

New material

In case you feared running short of new Jane Austen-themed television, you can stop worrying: No fewer than three Austenian adaptations...

Deborah Yaffe

Sep 5, 2024

Coming attraction

Apparently, I am not the only person who never tires of romcoms in which a Jane Austen fan’s romantic life starts to mirror Austen’s...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 29, 2024

Sounds familiar

By now, we’ve had so many movies in which a youngish, female Jane Austen fan discovers that her modern-day romantic life is somehow mixed...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 19, 2024

Inferiority complex

In 2007, Colin Firth told the London Sunday Times that he was completely unsuited to his most famous role , which he had played twelve...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 5, 2024

High flying

The reviews are in for the latest Jane Austen-themed costume drama, and they’re raves: “Completely captivated.” “Work of genius.”...