ENG 340 Studies in Individual Authors: Jane Austen
In this half-course, we will study several of the six novels completed by
Austen (1775-1817), paying particular attention to their reception by her
contemporaries. We will continue by researching the print and electronic
information about her reputation over the next two hundred years, focusing
finally on a few of the fifteen or so film adaptations (and how they were
reviewed) during the last thirty years of the 20th century. Throughout the
half-course, we will be interested in finding out what her novels tell us
about the craft of fiction, as well as what is either appealing or
off-putting (or both) about her work at the beginning of a new century.
This course is offered in the spring semester.
Credits: 1/2