From emma to clueless: ironic representations of jane austen1

From emma to clueless: ironic representations of jane austen1

This essay discusses the constructions and functions of irony in Amy Hecherling’s Clueless (1995), a contemporary and loose filmic adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma (1816). The analysis reveals that Heckerling plays with the intersection of past and present and parodies, through an explicit ironical...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ilha do Desterro 2006-04 (51), p.235-263
1. Verfasser: Azerêdo, Genilda
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adaptation
Irony
Parody
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Zusammenfassung:This essay discusses the constructions and functions of irony in Amy Hecherling’s Clueless (1995), a contemporary and loose filmic adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma (1816). The analysis reveals that Heckerling plays with the intersection of past and present and parodies, through an explicit ironical look, both Austen’s and our contemporary world.
ISSN:0101-4846
2175-8026
DOI:10.5007/2175-8026.2006n51p235