Description

Class Summary

Was Austen a social critic, a feminist, or a satirist? Discover what makes Jane Austen the “first of the great British novelists.” Learn about Austen’s life and times, as well as her innovative contributions to novel writing.

About the Instructor

Elizabeth Jane Steele has been reading anything by or about Jane Austen since she was 16. She has been the “Voice of JASNA” (Jane Austen Society of North America) as JASNA’s 800 number operator, and a featured speaker at local colleges, libraries, and museums, including Winterthur Museum’s Jane Austen Day. She has published articles in Persuasions, a journal dedicated to the study of Jane Austen.