Nie tylko biurko i pióro – rekwizyty w filmach biograficznych o życiu Jane Austen
Beyond the Desk and Quill: Props in Jane Austen Biotopics

Summary/Abstract: The following text begins with an introduction that discusses (relevant for the subsequent argument)issues related to biotopic and the role of props in the context of the discussed flms. The subse-quent part of the argument focuses on the signifcance of props (such as a desk, a quill, a letter,and a book) in Becoming Jane (2007, dir. Julian Jarrold) and Miss Austen Regrets (2008, dir. Jere-my Lovering). The analysis explores the situation where these objects convey specifc informationencrypted by the directors, while also allowing for viewer interpretations regarding their functions.The text argues that although it is not possible to present the “truth” about the writer’s life, one canstill attempt to know and understand her world, and the props depicted in the flms play a signif-icant role in this process.biotopic, prop, desk, quill, Becoming Jane, Miss Austen Regrets

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