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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: AUSTEN VS. THE FILMMAKERS
Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $90
Instructor: George Butte
Location: Armstrong Hall, 14 E. Cache La Poudre, Room 231
Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” (1813) has been the target of adaptations for almost two centuries, from the 19th century London stage to Hollywood and the BBC. Why? To define some of the perennial attraction of this novel, the class will examine the core characters, themes and vision of Austen’s great novel with the help of some historical background and a glance at some literary debates about Austen. Then we’ll look at the ways Austen’s themes have been understood, misunderstood, and recast by various films and TV miniseries. In particular we will look at examples from the wonderful 1940 film with Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier; the 1985 and the 1995 BBC versions, especially the latter with Colin FIrth and Jennifer Ehle; the 2005 film with Keira Knightley; and even Bridget Jones’s Diary. Students should rpurchase, read, and come with the Penguin edition, ed. V. Jones, of “Pride and Prejudice,” available at the Colorado College bookstore. This session will break for lunch and include an afternoon tea.
George Butte has taught in the English department at Colorado College since 1974. He specializes in the 18th and 19th century British novel, and teaches many film theory courses. He recently published the book “I Know That You Know That I Know: Narrating Subjects From Moll Flanders to Marnie” (Ohio State Press, 2004). Professor Butte received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. He was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow from 1967-1968 and Rhodes Scholar from 1968-1970.
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