Totally Clueless : Heckerling and Queer Sexuality in Austen’s « Emma »


Autoria(s): Sinatra, Michael E.
Data(s)

14/04/2016

14/04/2016

2011

Resumo

This chapter offers a new reading of the sexual politics that are at play in Jane Austen's 1816 "Emma" through the exploration of film director Amy Heckerling's retelling of Austen's original story. Heckerling's 1995 film, "Clueless", can be understood as a free translation of "Emma" which allows an interrogation of some of the novel's received readings, especially those related to its male characters. [...]

Identificador

Sinatra, Michael E., « Totally Clueless : Heckerling and Queer Sexuality in Austen’s "Emma" », dans Abigail Burnham Bloom et Mary Sanders Pollock (dir.), Victorian Literature and Film Adaptation, New York, Cambria Press, 2011, p. 123‑133.

978-1-60497-786-8

http://hdl.handle.net/1866/13541

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Cambria Press

Palavras-Chave #19th century #Amy Heckerling #Cinema #English literature #Film adaptations #Jane Austen #Heckerling, Amy #Cinéma #Clueless (film) #Emma (roman) #Littérature anglaise #Adaptation #XIXe siècle #Austen, Jane
Tipo

Chapitre de livre / Book chapter