In this thesis, I discuss the influence of the contemporary cultural climate on six Pride and Prejudice adaptations. Specifically, I look at how the parody present in Austen’s novel is displaced and applied to new targets ...

For years critics have noticed how Jane Austen uses “a cold, a sore throat, a sprained ankle, or some other minor affliction” (Watson 336) to further the plots of her novels. Although the recurring motif of illness appears ...