The Women of Jane Austen

Elizabeth Bennet. Emma Woodhouse. Marianne Dashwood. Jane Austen has been responsible for creating some of the most frequently adapted and analyzed women in the English literary language. These women reveal to us Jane Austen's insight into her growth as an author her politics, and just how she feels about what makes a girlboss and #girlboss.

More Episodes

Toni Morrison’s Opus About Confronting a Terrible Past

To understand Beloved, we must first look at the author: Nobel Prize Winner Toni Morrison.

Why Magical Realism is a Global Phenomenon

We explore the roots, tenets of the genre, and its rise in Latin American Literature.

Why Edgar Allan Poe Isn't Just a Sad Boy

His legacy is more complicated than school books may have lead us to believe.

Other Shows You May Enjoy