Sensibly saving Jane Austen
British romantic novelist Jane Austen died penniless on July 18, 1817, at the age of 41. Four of her six novels were already in print, but her obscurity was so deep that it was not until December that...
View Article‘From Austen to Zola’
Amy Lowell — a controversial, cigar-smoking, outspoken, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet — collected works by prominent creative artists such as Jane Austen, Ludwig von Beethoven, William Blake, Charlotte...
View ArticleSensibly saving Jane Austen
British romantic novelist Jane Austen died penniless on July 18, 1817, at the age of 41. Four of her six novels were already in print, but her obscurity was so deep that it was not until December that...
View Article‘From Austen to Zola’
Amy Lowell — a controversial, cigar-smoking, outspoken, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet — collected works by prominent creative artists such as Jane Austen, Ludwig von Beethoven, William Blake, Charlotte...
View ArticleA.R.T. stages ‘Sense & Sensibility’ adaptation
It seems timely in a year dominated by sexual harassment headlines that the American Repertory Theater is staging a production concerned with power dynamics between men and women, and that the...
View Article‘Pride and Prejudice’ coming to Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum
Next month, the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University will bring Kate Hamill’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” to the Leventritt Shrub and Vine Garden. Staged by the Actors’...
View ArticleHarvard grad considers inclusivity in exploring the arts
This is one in a series of profiles showcasing some of Harvard’s stellar graduates. Most people prefer to avoid difficult conversations. Not Mahnoor Ali. She graduates with a concentration in...
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