FYSP 066 - Jane Austen Then and Now


This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WINT

This course approaches Austen's work formally, historically, and culturally. It studies how Austen revolutionized the form of the novel. It engages with the thematic preoccupations of her novels: class, courtship, domesticity, manners, morality, friendship, gossip. Drawing from secondary materials, it places Austen's work in the context of the eighteenth century. With film adaptations and reception history, it views Austen as a cultural phenomenon, spanning academic and popular imaginations.
Enrollment Limit: 14
Instructor: L. Baudot
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes


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