Path 2

British Literature Survey
Path 2: Jane Austen Group

Student-Researched Reference Topics

propriety & decorum in Regency England	the English cities of Bath & Brighton (Crystal Jeon)
the cult of sensibility (Megan Earles)	"coming out" and the ball
distinctions among the picturesque, beautiful, & sublime	the English card games of whist, speculation, & cribbage
the slave trade in Regency England (Trevor Slaven)	the theatre and acting in Regency England

Reading Foci

Week One: Jan 12-14

Mansfield Park (1814): chps 1-10

Week Two: Jan 15-21

Mansfield Park (1814): chps 11-20

Week Three: Jan 22-28

Mansfield Park (1814): chps 21-30

Week Four: Jan 29-Feb 4

Mansfield Park (1814): chps 31-40

Week Five: Feb 5-11

Mansfield Park (1814): chps 41-48

Week Six: Feb 12-18

Emma (1815): Vol. 1, chps 1-15

Week Seven: Feb 19-25

Emma (1815): Vol. 1, chps 16-18 AND Vol. 2, chps 1-11

Week Eight: Feb 26-Mar 4

Emma (1815): Vol. 2, chps 12-18 AND Vol. 3, chps 1-7

Week Nine: Mar 5-11

Emma (1815): Vol. 3, chps 8-19

Spring Break

Week Ten: Mar 19-25

Persuasion (1818): Vol. 1, chps 1-6

Week Eleven: Mar 26-Apr 1

Persuasion (1818): Vol. 1, chps 7-12

Week Twelve: Apr 2-8

Persuasion (1818): Vol. 2, chps 1-6

Week Thirteen: Apr 9-15

Persuasion (1818): Vol. 2, chps 7-12

Week Fourteen: Apr 16-22

film

Week Fifteen: Apr 23-29

film

Paul Marchbanks
marchban@email.unc.edu