Pride and Prejudice
Book, 1797 by Jane Austen
Synopsis:
'His perfect indifference, and your pointed dislike, make it so delightfully absurd!' Pride and Prejudice has delighted generations of readers with its unforgettable cast of characters, carefully choreographed plot, and a hugely entertaining view of the world and its absurdities. With the arrival of eligible young men in their neighbourhood, the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet and their five daughters are turned inside out and upside down. Pride encounters prejudice, upward-mobility confronts social disdain, and quick-wittedness challenges sagacity, as misconceptions and hasty judgements lead to heartache and scandal, but eventually to true understanding, self-knowledge, and love. In this supremely satisfying story, Jane Austen balances comedy with seriousness, and witty observation with profound insight. If Elizabeth Bennet returns again and again to her letter from Mr. Darcy, readers of the novel are drawn even more irresistibly by its captivating wisdom.
Remember the beginning?
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.Read all of Pride and Prejudice online at The Literature Network.
Movie, 2005 directed by Joe Wright
Features: Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen
Tagline: Sometimes the last person on earth you want to be with is the one person you can't be without.
Awards: Nominated for four Oscars but won none
Have you read it or seen the movie? Did you feel that the movie was too condensed, or did you like the abbreviated version? Did you know that the movie released in Britain had a different ending than in the US (it left off the whole last chapter of the novel)?
I read it in high school...probably freshman year English. I think I read it again in college. I love Jane Austen. I saw the movie too, and I really liked it. It did seem a bit condensed compared to the book, but I guess movies always have to be. I thought Keira Knightly was a great choice for Elizabeth.
