Pride and Prejudice
Elizabeth Bennet, jeune femme spirituelle et indépendante, affronte les conventions de l’Angleterre du XIXe siècle. Quand l’énigmatique Mr Darcy croise sa route, leurs préjugés et leur orgueil s’entrechoquent dans une danse aussi drôle que profonde.
´It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.` So opens Jane Austen´s second novel Pride and Prejudice, which was first published in 1813. It follows the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet and their five single daughters. The whole town is set aflutter by the arrival of prosperous Mr Bingley and his friend Mr Darcy, and as the prejudice of the latter hurts the pride of headstrong Elizabeth Bennet, friendship, love, and strife enfold. Perhaps the most beloved of all of Austen´s work, Pride and Prejudice has been adapted numerous times, including in the 1995 BBC mini-series featuring Colin Firth as Mr Darcy, and the 2005 movie adaption by Joe Wright with Keira Knightley in the role of Elizabeth Bennet.
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Jane Austen
Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English writer known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment on the English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century.
Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works are implicit critiques of the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her use of social commentary, realism, wit, and irony have earned her acclaim amongst critics and scholars.
Austen wrote major novels before the age of 22, but she was not published until she was 35. The anonymously published Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1815) were moderate successes, but they did not bring her public fame in her lifetime. She wrote two other novels—Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1817—and began another, eventually titled Sanditon, but it was left unfinished on her death. She also left behind three volumes of juvenile writings in manuscript, the short epistolary novel Lady Susan, and the unfinished novel The Watsons.
Since her death Austen's novels have rarely been out of print. A significant transition in her reputation occurred in 1833, when they were republished in Richard Bentley's Standard Novels series (illustrated by Ferdinand Pickering and sold as a set). They gradually gained wide acclaim and popular readership. In 1869 her nephew published A Memoir of Jane Austen. Her work has inspired a large number of critical essays and has been included in many literary anthologies.
Her novels have been frequently adapted into film and television. Notable film adaptations include Pride and Prejudice (1940), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Emma (1996), Mansfield Park (1999), Bride and Prejudice (2004), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Love & Friendship (2016), and Emma (2020). Notable television adaptations include Persuasion (1995), Pride and Prejudice (1995), Northanger Abbey (2007), Persuasion (2007), Lost in Austen (2008), Sense and Sensibility (2008), Emma (2009), and Sanditon (2019–2023).
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Ce classique de Jane Austen est bien plus qu’une simple histoire d’amour : c’est une satire fine de la société anglaise du XIXe siècle, où l’ironie et l’intelligence des dialogues captivent encore aujourd’hui. L’édition Svenska Ljud Classica permet de redécouvrir ce texte fondateur dans une version numérique enrichie, idéale pour les amateurs de littérature anglaise et de romans d’époque.
Le roman explore l’orgueil, les préjugés, la condition féminine, le mariage comme institution sociale, et les inégalités de classe. À travers l’histoire d’Elizabeth Bennet et de Mr Darcy, Jane Austen interroge aussi la place de l’individu face aux conventions, avec une ironie mordante et une grande finesse psychologique.
Ce livre s’adresse aux amoureux des classiques, aux étudiants en littérature, et à tous ceux qui aiment les histoires d’amour nuancées et intelligentes. Accessible dès le niveau B2 en anglais, il plaît aussi bien aux lecteurs expérimentés qu’aux néophytes souhaitant découvrir un pilier de la littérature mondiale.
Vous pourrez interroger le smartbook sur les personnages (motivations, évolution), les thèmes (mariage, classe sociale, ironie), le contexte historique (l’Angleterre géorgienne), ou encore les adaptations (films, séries). Par exemple : « Pourquoi Elizabeth refuse-t-elle d’abord Mr Darcy ? » ou « Comment Jane Austen critique-t-elle la société de son époque ? »
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