Pride and Prejudice
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Pride and Prejudice
19.99 €
In 2003, the BBC conducted a survey of "Britain's Most Loved Books," and Pride and Prejudice placed second, behind only The Lord of the Rings.
In 2019, BBC News included Pride and Prejudice in its list of the 100 most influential novels.
If we imagine Pride and Prejudice as an old mansion, preserved unchanged to this day, this edition, with detailed annotations and illustrations, will allow readers to complete the image. The mansion will be surrounded by winding paths and a traditional English park, which Jane Austen's characters often referred to as a forest, and the gentlemen and ladies strolling through this forest will be dressed in early 19th-century fashion. We'll eavesdrop on their conversations, appreciate the subtleties of etiquette, and learn many details about dinner menus, the characters' views, the books and dances that were fashionable—and, of course, what was considered proper and improper in English society during Jane Austen's time.
During her lifetime, Jane Austen's novels enjoyed moderate popularity. Her work received attention after her death with a biography titled "The Memoirs of Jane Austen," written by her nephew, James Edward Austen-Leigh. At the beginning of the 20th century, Austen's novels began to be studied at universities. And then came film adaptations... And among them, without a doubt, the best is the 1995 BBC series, where every actor's perfect portrayal made millions of viewers fall in love with the literary characters.
Most of Jane Austen's novels are set during the Napoleonic Wars, but the echoes of these battles are barely heard in the pages of her books. But they contain balls, ironic portraits of provincial society, dreams of marriage... and, most importantly, characters whose fates are compelling to follow, characters with whom it's hard to part; characters who become good friends for many years, and sometimes for life.
The text is published in a brilliant translation by the acknowledged classic of the art of translation, Immanuel Samoylovich Marshak.
In 2019, BBC News included Pride and Prejudice in its list of the 100 most influential novels.
If we imagine Pride and Prejudice as an old mansion, preserved unchanged to this day, this edition, with detailed annotations and illustrations, will allow readers to complete the image. The mansion will be surrounded by winding paths and a traditional English park, which Jane Austen's characters often referred to as a forest, and the gentlemen and ladies strolling through this forest will be dressed in early 19th-century fashion. We'll eavesdrop on their conversations, appreciate the subtleties of etiquette, and learn many details about dinner menus, the characters' views, the books and dances that were fashionable—and, of course, what was considered proper and improper in English society during Jane Austen's time.
During her lifetime, Jane Austen's novels enjoyed moderate popularity. Her work received attention after her death with a biography titled "The Memoirs of Jane Austen," written by her nephew, James Edward Austen-Leigh. At the beginning of the 20th century, Austen's novels began to be studied at universities. And then came film adaptations... And among them, without a doubt, the best is the 1995 BBC series, where every actor's perfect portrayal made millions of viewers fall in love with the literary characters.
Most of Jane Austen's novels are set during the Napoleonic Wars, but the echoes of these battles are barely heard in the pages of her books. But they contain balls, ironic portraits of provincial society, dreams of marriage... and, most importantly, characters whose fates are compelling to follow, characters with whom it's hard to part; characters who become good friends for many years, and sometimes for life.
The text is published in a brilliant translation by the acknowledged classic of the art of translation, Immanuel Samoylovich Marshak.
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