Welcome to LIT(erature) Summer! This is the first installment of our three-episode summer series looking at the lasting cultural impact of classic literature works.

Jane Austen’s most famous novel has influenced modern pop culture in a myriad of ways, from its many popular film, TV, and other media adaptations, to current popular fiction, to basically being responsible for the romantic comedy film genre.

Links

Our commentary for the 2005 film

A better story recap than ours

Jane Austen and the Marriage Plot

Why do we still love Jane Austen?

Huffington Post’s rankings of Austen modernizations

Jane Austen and the RomCom

Why does Hallmark ruin everything?

Ben Wyatt is Mr. Darcy

Recommendations

Retellings and Modernizations

Literature

Pride, Ibi Zoboi

Bridget Jones’ Diary, Helen Fielding

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Seth Graeme-Smith

Eligible, Curtis Sittenfeld

Heartstone, Elle Katharine White

Ayesha At Last, Uzma Jalaluddin

Film/TV

Lost in Austen

Austenland

The Lizzy Bennet Diaries

Bride and Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta

Rhonda’s favorite Georgette Heyer novels:

The Grand Sophy

Bath Tangle

Arabella

Erin’s favorite Sarah Dessen novels:

Once and For All

St. Anything

Along for the Ride

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