Encompassing sword-wielding zombie killers and hot neurosurgeons with a penchant for hate sex, Pride And Prejudice has entered new realms today. What makes this cult favourite the subject of myriad adaptations, asks SHAHNAZ SIGANPORIA
A few months ago, it took a quiet conversation amidst the bustle of the Jaipur Literature Festival to uncover a simple truth. Shakespearean scholar James Shapiro from Columbia University explained that the great Bard continues to be relevant because, at the core of it, we haven’t changed that much over the last 400 years. Yes, there are massive leaps; for one, we’re in the all-access internet age, and sexting has replaced epistolary romances. But when it comes to sex, love, work and war, we’re battling centuries-old drama in smarter outfits. But this is not about Shakespeare; it’s about a book by another great writer from another time. With adaptations still pouring in, be it the upcoming Bridget Jones’s Baby, where Colin Firth plays Darcy (yet again), or Curtis Sittenfeld's modern literary retelling, titled Eligible, where neurosurgeon Darcy and magazine writer Elizabeth battle out their prejudices over hate sex, Pride And Prejudice continues to live. What is it about Jane Austen’s 19th-century novel that has not only kept it relevant but also made it an integral part of pop culture?
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