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Me and Mr Darcy /
Published 2007“…The coach tour is full of pensioners, apart from one Mr Spike Hargreaves, a foul-tempered journalist sent to write a piece on why Mr Darcy's been voted the man most women would love to date. …”
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‘OMG JANE AUSTEN’: Austen and Memes in the Post-#MeToo Era
Published 2022-09-01“…As some memes suggest, Mr. Darcy, a reformed hero who has learned how to match hegemony with sensibility, is the perfect antidote to the anathema of toxic masculinity and the perfect catch to the crowds of female Janeites. …”
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Recreating Jane: “Austenland” and the Regency Theme Park
Published 2017-12-01“…Being obsessed with Mr Darcy as played by Colin Firth, she decides to be healed by her excessive Austenian fantasies (or rather to indulge in them for the last time) by spending all her savings on a English Regency Theme park that promises to offer Janeites a real full immersive Austen experience. …”
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P. R. Moore-Dewey’s “Pregiudizio e Orgoglio”: An Italian Remake of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”
Published 2017-12-01“…I intend to analyze the change of perspective adopted by the author, who decided to re-write Austen's tale through the point of view of Mr. Darcy and his sister Georgiana. Moreover, it is my intention to look at some of the many intertextual references present in Moore-Dewey’s work and consider the impact of such references and quotations on the reading experience. …”
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