Between 1948 and 1994, television was the chief medium for adaptations of Austen's novels. ... There viewers may be unable to recognize how film translates the complexity and subtlety of the novel. ... The difference in material scale alone make the novel-to-performance adaptation difficult. ... The one of the most essential differences between film and novel is that films show and novels tell. ... Particularly because we are conditioned to these effects, it is important to note the lighting effects of a film in order to broaden our understanding of visual images. ...

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"2 Her novels raise central matters within her society, often challenging their foundation and meaning through her portrayal of them. ... Through an examination of her 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice, and with reference to her later 1815 novel Emma, it is evident that Austen's attention to women's roles and social order broke conventional ideas of class hierarchy, the ideal woman and the heroine. ... In light of this, David Herbert's assertion that Austen studies "personal values, virtues and deficiencies within her 'set,'" but neglects to "questi...

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"The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid." - Jane Austen Sense and Sensibility Chapter 1 Mr Dashwood and his family live in an estate at Norland Park. ...

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• Grade Level: High School