Tag: Jane Austen Society of North America
Guest post by Janine Barchas If Lydia Bennet hung celebrity pinups above her bed, whom might she have singled out among the rich and famous from the Georgian era? The following speculations are rooted in historical truth. Celebrity culture was in full swing when Jane Austen was born in 1775. Although hers was the age…
Guest post by Janine Barchas If Lydia Bennet hung celebrity pinups above her bed, whom might she have singled out among the rich and famous from the Georgian era? The following speculations are rooted in historical truth. Celebrity culture was in full swing when Jane Austen was born in 1775. Although hers was the age…
Guest post by Janine Barchas Great writers are great readers. And nothing dials up the magnification on a book like the green-eyed gaze of a fellow author. In 2014, many Jane Austen fans have been rereading what is arguably her darkest and most difficult novel in celebration of Mansfield Park’s bicentenary. One unique copy of…
Guest post by Janine Barchas Great writers are great readers. And nothing dials up the magnification on a book like the green-eyed gaze of a fellow author. In 2014, many Jane Austen fans have been rereading what is arguably her darkest and most difficult novel in celebration of Mansfield Park’s bicentenary. One unique copy of…
Guest post by Janine Barchas Today marks the start of the annual gathering of the Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA), hosted this year in Minneapolis. This particular meeting celebrates the bicentennial of Pride and Prejudice (first published in 1813) with the pomp that is due this standout literary favorite, including workshops, exhibits, lectures,…