Author Brandon Taylor argues that Jane Austen's novel 'Persuasion' illustrates how funny—and sad—adulthood can be.

Persuasion is the last novel that Jane Austen completed and it was published posthumously in 1817. At the age of 19, Anne Elliot, the middle daughter of a haughty baronet, ...

Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ is having a moment. It’s about time. July 14, 2022. 7 min. Dakota Johnson as Anne Elliot in Netflix's “Persuasion.” (Nick Wall/Netflix) By Martine Powers.

From the Colin Firth-starring “Pride and Prejudice” to “Clueless” to “Persuasion,” filmmakers find endless inspiration in the books of Jane Austen. CNN spoke to Austen scholars about ...

Netflix’s Persuasion is the latest of 2022’s releases of book-to-movie adaptations that’s been released to the public. What we know about Persuasion is that it stars Fifty Shades of Grey’s ...

The trailer for “Persuasion,” the debut feature from the British theater director Carrie Cracknell, landed in mid-June. Social media attacks, led by fans of the Jane Austen novel on which the ...

Masterpiece: The Complete Jane Austen – Persuasion PBS, Sun. Jan. 13, 9 p.m. Production: Filmed in the U.K. by Clerkenwell Films for ITV in association with WGBH Boston.

The Best Jane Austen Adaptations to Watch While You Wait for the New 'Persuasion' Movie. From Clueless to Fire Island, we love these Jane Austen screen adaptations ... most ardently ...

Sara Holdren will direct a staged reading of Jane Austen's Persuasion, adapted for the theatre by emerging playwright Sarah Rose Kearns, on Monday, April 9th at 7 o'clock at The Players in New ...

Persuasion review: Jane Austen gets reworked for the Instagram age, and suffers for it. The period details remain, but the fourth wall bends and breaks in Netflix's too-cute update.

The moment the trailer for the 2022 film version of “Persuasion” was released, Jane Austen purists rose up in collective indignation. The release of the movie confirmed the fans’ misgivings ...