Jane Austen & Comedy – The Art of Knowing our own Nothingness

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth with a special talk in her honor. Learn how Jane Austen incorporated humor and wit in her works and still has readers captivated today.

University of Arkansas professor Sean Dempsey will present “Jane Austen and Comedy: ‘The Art of Knowing our own Nothingness’”.

About the presenter:
Sean Dempsey is an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas. His teaching interests include the works of Jane Austen, romanticism, and 19th century poetics.

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