Engaging the age of Jane Austen
Subtitle: public humanities in practice
By: by Bridget Draxler and Danielle Spratt
Contributors: Spratt, Danielle, 1980- author
Series: Humanities and public life; Humanities and public life
Publisher: University Of Iowa Press; University of Iowa Press
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Iowa City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9781609386146
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Modern Literature; History and criticism; Humanities; History; Criticism and interpretation; REFERENCE / Questions & Answers
Description: This book offers a range of approaches to engaging with undergraduates, non-professionals, and broader publics into an appreciation of eighteenth-century literature. Essays draw on innovative projects ranging from a Jane Austen reading group held at the public library to students working with an archive to digitize an overlooked writer's novel.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.