ENGL 342 Writers of Significance: Jane Austen

Prerequisite: Junior standing and completion of the Literary Analysis requirement or ENGL 210, ENGL 222, or ENGL 223 or permission of the instructor. A close analysis of the art of Jane Austen, emphasizing the resources of her language and her powers of social perception. Reading will include Austen's six completed novels: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion. (WS)