Grrr.
Bother. I had been planning to use the same syllabus as I taught this fall in my spring section of Freshman English, same texts and all. And now, having looked at my roster and discovered my class is more than half boys, and almost all students in the sciences, I'm wondering if I'd be sadistic (or would it be masochistic?) to try and teach Pride
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It seems a shame to cater specifically to a male audience, doesn't it? I mean, I more than understand your desire to afford yourself a pleasant teaching experience - I'd probably do the same thing - but boys do tend to get sent the message that they need not take any interest in stories about women, eh?
As for J+H, Have you seen the recent UK mini, 'Jekyll'? It's a modern adaptation of the Jekyll and Hyde story by Stephen Moffatt (current head writer on Doctor Who). I found it pretty dark - Hyde legitimately scared me - but compelling, almost right up until the end. (I thought the concluding episode was sadly weak compared to the build-up). Anyway, the cast - much of which is recoqnizable from episodes of Doctor Who - is excellent, and it makes some interesting claims / advances contemporary interpretations of its original source material. There are multiple episodes, so it's a lot of screen-time, but depending on how you use your adaptations, it could be a good source.
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