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DIPLOMARBEIT Titel der Diplomarbeit „Jane Austen’s Novels, Contemporary Movie Adaptations and Fanfiction“ verfasst von Katharina Tobisch angestrebter akademischer Grad Magistra der Philosophie (Mag.phil.) Wien, 2015 Studienkennzahl lt. Studienblatt : A 190 344 350 Studienrichtung lt. Studienblatt: Lehramtsstudium UF Englisch UF Italienisch Betreut von: Dr. phil. Dieter Fuchs, M.A. Acknowledgements I want to express my deepest gratitude to all the people who have supported me throughout the completion of this thesis. First of all, I want to thank my supervisor, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dieter Fuchs, for his valuable feedback and guidance throughout the writing process. My most affectionate gratitude goes to my parents, Hildegard and Wolfgang Tobisch. I want to thank you for supporting me, both financially and emotionally, throughout my studies and especially during the process of writing this thesis. Thank you for always being there for me and believing in me. 2 Abbreviations P&P: Pride and Prejudice AASAT: An Assembly Such as This D&D: Duty and Desire TTR: These Three Remain YMD: Young Master Darcy 3 Table of Contents Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 6 1 Theoretical Framework ................................................................................................... 8 1.1 Intertextuality ....................................................................................................................... 8 1.2 Fanfiction .............................................................................................................................. 9 2 The Jane Austen Fandom .............................................................................................. 15 2.1 Jane Austen’s Reception History ...................................................................................... 16 2.2 History of Jane Austen Fanfiction .................................................................................... 18 2.2.1 Jane Austen and Fantasy .................................................................................................. 20 2.3 Films and TV series ........................................................................................................... 21 2.3.1 Adaptations of the novels ................................................................................................ 21 2.3.2 Other Austen-related films and TV series ....................................................................... 27 2.4 Internet Fandom ................................................................................................................ 29 2.5 Jane Austen Tourism ......................................................................................................... 32 2.5.1 Bath .................................................................................................................................. 33 2.5.1.1 The Jane Austen Centre ....................................................................................................... 33 2.5.1.1.1 Regency World Magazine ............................................................................................... 34 2.5.1.2 Jane Austen Festival ............................................................................................................ 34 2.5.2 Chawton Cottage (Jane Austen’s House Museum) ......................................................... 35 2.5.3 Winchester ....................................................................................................................... 35 2.6 Jane Austen Societies ......................................................................................................... 35 2.6.1 JASNA ............................................................................................................................. 35 2.6.2 JAS .................................................................................................................................. 36 2.7 Other Fan Practices ........................................................................................................... 36 2.8 Reasons for Jane Austen’s Fame ...................................................................................... 36 3 Jane Austen’s Style ......................................................................................................... 38 3.1 Influence from Samuel Richardson .................................................................................. 40 4 Analysis of the Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman trilogy and Young Master Darcy by Pamela Aidan .......................................................................................................................... 42 4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 42 4.2 Darcymania ........................................................................................................................ 43 4.3 Elizabeth and Darcy in P&P ............................................................................................. 44 4.4 Plot Summaries of Aidan’s trilogy ................................................................................... 54 4 4.4.1 An Assembly Such as This .............................................................................................. 54 4.4.2 Duty and Desire ............................................................................................................... 55 4.4.3 These Three Remain ........................................................................................................ 57 4.5 Themes ................................................................................................................................ 58 4.5.1 Pride and Sense of Duty .................................................................................................. 59 4.5.2 Religion ........................................................................................................................... 63 4.6 Characters .......................................................................................................................... 65 4.6.1 Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet ..................................................................................... 65 4.6.2 Darcy’s Friends ................................................................................................................ 74 4.6.3 Georgiana Darcy .............................................................................................................. 76 4.6.4 Darcy and Bingley ........................................................................................................... 78 4.6.5 Darcy and Wickham ........................................................................................................ 80 4.6.6 Darcy and Fletcher ........................................................................................................... 81 4.7 Young Master Darcy .......................................................................................................... 82 4.7.1 Plot ................................................................................................................................... 82 4.7.2 Characters ........................................................................................................................ 84 4.7.2.1 Fitzwilliam Darcy ................................................................................................................ 84 4.7.2.2 Darcy’s parents (George Darcy and Lady Anne Darcy) ...................................................... 85 4.7.2.3 Robert Fitzwilliam ............................................................................................................... 87 4.8 Style ..................................................................................................................................... 87 4.8.1 The Importance of Letters ............................................................................................... 90 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................... 93 Bibliography ........................................................................................................................... 96 1 Literature ........................................................................................................................ 96 2 Dictionary Entries ........................................................................................................ 104 3 Movies and TV series ................................................................................................... 104 5 Internet resources with no known author .................................................................. 107 6 YouTube-Videos ........................................................................................................... 108 Deutsche Zusammenfassung (German Abstract) .............................................................. 110 5 Introduction It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen’s works are now as popular as ever. There is so much information to be found on the internet about the Jane Austen Fandom that it is a little overwhelming at first. There are countless internet blogs dedicated to the 19th- century writer, containing reviews of hundreds of works of Jane Austen fanfiction.