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Overview
Jane Austen went from being a moderately successful anonymous novelist in her own time to a global celebrity in ours. On Jane Austen - Myth, Reality and Global Celebrity at University of Southampton by FutureLearn you will explore how that happened, exploring Austen’s own literary influences, and her reputation over time.
Key facts:
You will learn about her origins in Hampshire, uncovering her formative years, and the society she lived in, asking how Austen’s location, background and reading influenced her novels. You will also consider the ways her own contemporaries read and responded to her, and her place in the modern canon of world literature today, 200 years after she died.Programme Structure
Topics:
The Austen myth: who is she and what does she mean to people around the world?
An 18th century education: Jane and women’s education and reading
Austen’s literary and family influences
Austen’s ‘dirty walks’: gardens and landscapes in Austen’s writing
The marketing of Jane Austen at home and abroad – how her legacy has endured and built her celebrity
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 21 days
- 3 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Liberal Arts Literature View 52 other Short Courses in Literature in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- This course is for anyone with an interest in Jane Austen, including the members of Jane Austen Societies in North America, Japan, Brazil and many Europea
Tuition Fee
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