Special Interest
A History of the Fanny Wars
Linda Troost, Washington & Jefferson College
Sayre Greenfield, University of Pittsburgh at Greenberg
Thursday, October 9, 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Published in Persuasions 36 (2014).
“A History of the Fanny Wars”
Persuasions 36 (2014): 15-33.
Love Fanny Price? Hate Fanny Price? No one is neutral in the Fanny Wars. Linda and Sayre will look at the reception history of the novel since its publication, reviewing the skirmishes and maneuvers that have taken place over the years, both in print and online.
Teaching Mansfield Park in the Twenty-First Century:
New Contexts, Controversies, and Opportunities
Marcia McClintock Folsom, Wheelock College
Friday, October 10, 10:00 am - 10:50 am
Marcia’s talk introduces a new MLA volume, Approaches to Teaching Austen’s Mansfield Park, co-edited by John Wiltshire and Marcia McClintock Folsom.
“Female Difficulties”?: Austen’s Fanny and Burney’s Juliet
Juliet McMaster, Emeritus Professor of English,
University of Alberta
Friday, October 10, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Published in Persuasions 36 (2014).
“Female Difficulties: Austen’s Fanny and Burney’s Juliet”
Persuasions 36 (2014): 66-79.
Juliet will talk about the heroines of Jane Austen and Frances Burney’s 1814 novels—a Special Session for those who weren’t able to attend the Tea.
Demonstration of Dorset Button-Making
Linda Meyer
Saturday, October 11, 1:00 pm - 1:20 pm
Gilpin, the Picturesque, and Dr. Syntax
Victoria Hinshaw and Kim Wilson, authors
Saturday, October 11, 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Vicky and Kim will take us on a visual tour of landscape design, improvements, and the picturesque in Mansfield Park. With sharp wit and keen intellect, Austen made tart comments on the value of landscape improvements and contrasted Gilpin’s romantic sensibility with the satire of Dr. Syntax.