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Happy 250th, Jane Austen!
Jane Austen is among our all-time faves, and today, on her 250th birthday, we're celebrating with a press-spanning reading list. The books about Jane and myriad facets of her work, the journal articles that investigate and expand on her influence, and some fantastic articles from this very blog that shed light on the various ways Jane Austen has impacted us all.
We're offering a 30% discount on Austen titles (details below) and all journal articles from this reading list will be free to all to read on Project MUSE through the end of 2025.
Happy birthday, Jane Austen! Here's to 250 more!
As the world celebrates Jane Austen's 250th birthday, explores what makes the patron saint of marriage plots more popular today than ever before in this article published by our colleagues at Johns Hopkins Magazine.
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FROM THE NEWSROOM BLOG
Austen's Cinematic Universe by Kris Lykke
Gifting Jane Austen by Janine Barchas
Heels, Flats & Ankle Straps: Transitional Shoes In Jane Austen's World by Kimberly S. Alexander
How My New Book About Jane Austen Started with Stephenie Meyer by Janine Barchas
“Perfectly Polite and Agreeable”: Anglo-American Encounters on the Far Side of Jane Austen’s World by Dane A. Morrison
JOURNAL ARTICLES
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Erik Wade on Scholarly Erasure of Queer and Trans themes in Early Medieval English Texts
In his recently published paper “Skeletons in the Closet: Scholarly Erasure of Queer and Trans Themes in Early Medieval English Texts,” Erik Wade examines how early medieval English studies have treated queer and trans themes, finding it necessary to "defend"...
Patricia Matthew on "Race, Blackness, and Romanticism"
The recently released Spring 2022 issue of Studies in Romanticism is a special issue titled "Race, Blackness, and Romanticism", guest edited by Dr. Patricia A. Matthew of Montclair State University. We asked Dr. Matthew to provide some background on this...
Defending Privilege – Q&A with author Nicole Mansfield Wright
Some reviewers have described Defending Privilege as an explainer of the historical roots of our current political warfare. How does your book illuminate current events?These days, government leaders, cable hosts, journalists, and protestors are battling to...
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