Dr. Eric W. Nye, Office Hours: TWR 9:30 - 10:30 am or by appt., Crane 216, 766-3244 Samuel Johnson, Preface to The Works of William Shakespeare (1765). William Cowper, "The Castaway" (1799), NAEL8 ...

It analyzes the forces of corruption and moral probity, capitalism and benevolence—all the rich contradictions and ...

Anya Taylor-Joy plays the manipulative-but-well-intentioned titular character Emma in Autumn de Wilde's adaptation of the oft-revisited Austen novel. Focus Features Jane Austen’s irony thrives in the ...

First-time filmmaker Autumn de Wilde might be new to the big screen, but the long-time music video director and photographer has always had a soft spot for the woman who inspired her first film, a ...

Mentor Public Library is celebrating Jane Austen all month long with Austen in Autumn, and how can you celebrate Austen without inviting the writer herself to speak? However, Austen's been difficult ...

Students mingle and enjoy refreshments. Men and women dressed up to represent the Jane Austen theme. (Ellie Haverlock) The BYU English Department and English Society celebrated Jane Austen Day in ...

Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto (1764). Ann Radcliffe, The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne (1789). Isobel Grundy, "Jane Austen and Literary Traditions," in The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen, ...

In the second episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail, we speak to Austen experts about her views on love, and the role of ...

On the froth-to-grit Jane Austen spectrum, the new “Emma” in theaters this week falls very pleasantly in the region of the 1996 film version starring Gwyneth Paltrow. The latest “Emma,” marking the ...

In the third episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail, we speak to Austen experts about her politics and views on slavery, as we ...