| This thesis examines post-modern perception of Georgian architecture, by looking at how it is represented in film versions of Jane Austen's novels. Property, specifically domestic architecture, is pivotal in Austen's plots, which allow filmmakers to display historical architecture and interiors. The thesis is divided into five chapters. The first is an introduction to the subject. The second is an analysis of Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility and discusses the importance of the country house in British social history. The third and fourth chapters examine the different approaches to depicting architecture in Emma, Mansfield Park, and Persuasion, and Pride and Prejudice. The fifth chapter concludes by examining the "heritage film industry" and how film and architecture commodify the past, with Jane Austen films as part of this phenomenon. |
