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Pride and Prejudice • Author: Jane Austen • 2020
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First published, "Pride and Prejudice" is the most famous and prominent of Jane Austen's novels, serving as a cornerstone of romance in literary history. Jane Austen is considered a significant figure in the history of English literature. Her novel has been adapted into numerous dramatic works for cinema, theater, and television, surpassing the fame of other major works. This began in the 1930s and continued up to the most recent film, the British production directed by Joe Wright in his directorial debut, starring Keira Knightley, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role.
"Pride and Prejudice" is a landmark in the history of English literature specifically, and world literature in general. The novel explores three main themes: love, marriage, and the conflict between the gentry and the aristocracy, in addition to the morals and behaviors they represent. It is set in the small English villages, similar to those where the author herself lived. The novel's subject matter encompasses the joy and sorrow, hope and fear, success and failure in the daily lives of people like those Austen knew. The Bennet family in this novel resembles Jane Austen's own family in many ways, and the character of Elizabeth Bennet is very similar to Austen herself.