Reimagining Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice and its variations

In 1993 there were some 60 commercially published revisions of or sequels to Austen's Pride and Prejudice; today there are over 2,000, with at least 5,500 more posted to fanfic sites. After a hard look at the original and its vast popularity, and a wide overview of the fandom from which variants arise, this course considers four published variations, by Laraba Kendig, Lucy Marin, Melanie Rachel, & Gruinard, looking at what they do, how it works, and why the genre is so fiercely popular.