The love between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy is a struggle. He has his pride, while she has a pragmatic view of the world. When they come together their most stubborn sides are bound to clash, but by challenging each other they also build a remarkable relationship.
Jane Austen's Victorian novel depicts romantic relationships as a means of power, with multifaceted and changeable characters, and with environments and landscapes which are equally vividly drawn. Not for nothing is Pride & Prejudice one of the most read and talked-about novels in world literature.
JANE AUSTEN [1775-1817] was an English author. Her novels are set in the English nobility, which is often portrayed with sharp irony. Social rules and codes are depicted as barriers to finding happiness, especially for women. Jane Austen is one of the most beloved authors of all time, whose works are constantly being adapted for film, television and the stage.