Book Review. Jane Austen to Screen: Transcoding Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice

Abstract

Reading and Watching Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, written by Iuliana Borbely, examines the transcoding of Jane Austen’s novels into film adaptations, focusing specifically on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. Drawing on adaptation theory and intermediality, the book explores the relationship between the novels and their screen adaptations. Borbely discusses the challenges of adapting well-known literary texts and the concept of fidelity in the context of two different media. The book provides comprehensive analyses of various adaptations, emphasizing themes, narrative devices, character portrayals, and visual techniques. Additionally, it offers a theoretical foundation for adaptation studies and invites further exploration of Austen’s works in different cultural contexts. Overall, this book contributes to the field of adaptation studies and Austen scholarship, serving as a valuable resource for scholars, students, and enthusiasts interested in the adaptation of literary works.