LCC 3403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Jane Austen, Becoming Jane, Magrath

• School: Georgia Tech
• Department: Lit, Communication & Culture
• Course: LCC 3403
• Professor: Mc Henry

Document Summary

Office hours & location: tba upon arrival in oxford. Requirements: active discussion and participation in class, midterm essay exam, one group film adaptation project, final essay exam, attendance: no more than 2 absences will be permitted without penalty. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the work of one of the most important writers in the traditional literary canon while also developing a keen understanding of the art of adaptation. Austen"s role in literary history is important not only because of the quality of her prose, but because of her lasting influence which is made evident through the numerous adaptations of her work. We will examine how austen uses her novels of manners to make a larger social commentary about british society at the turn of the 18th century, a social commentary than translates to current day.