Course Details
Country:
Ireland
Institution:
University of Galway
Course Title:
Jane Austen (VS S2)
Course Number:
EN2188
Course Description:
This seminar explores a selection of the writings of Jane Austen (1775-1817). Austen’s current status as one of the best-loved and most critically-admired novelists in English literature can obscure the formative influences and cultural contexts of her work. This module begins with some of Austen’s earliest work, tracing a transition in narrative voice from parody to satire to a distinctive ironic mode. It then traces the refinement of this mode into a powerful tool of ethical commentary through examining two of Austen’s most complex and often-misunderstood mature novels. We will also examine the present-day cultural production of Austen as author through twentieth-century cinematic adaptations and literary pastiches.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
ENGH 432
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