Irony in Jane Austen\u27s novels and the film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice

Diplomska naloga se ukvarja z uporabo ironije pri Jane Austen. Ironija je pomemben dejavnik njenega sloga pisanja. Najprej je orisano družbeno ozadje romanov, predvsem razredna delitev literarnih oseb in vloga ter pravice žensk v avtoričinem času. Opisano je, kako avtorica z ironijo komentira in osvetljuje pomanjkljivosti takratne družbe ter posameznika. Kot primera njenega ironičnega stila pisanja sta predstavljena romana Prevzetnost in pristranost ter Emma. V teh dveh romanih so izpostavljeni primeri ironije v karakterjih in verbalne, situacijske, dramatične ter strukturne ironije. Na primerih je predstavljeno in pojasnjeno tudi kaj Jane Austen kritizira preko ironije. Poleg romanov je v diplomskem delu predstavljena še ugotovitev, ali filmska adaptacija Prevzetnost in pristranost iz leta 2005 prav tako vsebuje ironijo in ali jo uporablja na enak način kot avtorica.This thesis deals with the use of irony by Jane Austen. Irony is an important factor of her writing style. First, the social background of the novels is outlined, especially the class division of the literary characters, and the role and rights of women in the author\u27s time. It is described how the author ironically comments and sheds light on the shortcomings of society and the individual at the time. The novels Pride and Prejudice and Emma are presented as examples of the author\u27s ironic writing style. Examples of irony of characters, verbal, situational, dramatic and structural irony are pointed out in these two novels. The examples also present and explain what Jane Austen criticizes through irony. In addition to the novels, the thesis also presents the finding of whether the 2005 film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice also contains irony and uses it in the same way as the author