Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
Powers of Horror, by Julia Kristeva
What It Is, by Lynda Barry
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
Powers of Horror, by Julia Kristeva
What It Is, by Lynda Barry
We’re physically distant but not socially distant! For summer 2020, we’re starting with Jane Austen’s classic Pride & Prejudice, one of my favorite novels and one of those books everyone ought to read at least once. (It’s also in the public domain and easy to get hold of online or in print, which is a huge advantage right now.)
This is a group for anyone who likes to read and it is very informal. So, though (yes) I am usually in front of the classroom, guiding students toward … something in a book, that is not my job here. This book club is about experiencing a book together and talking about what we find. Like it? OK! Don’t like it? OK! There’s always the next book to discover, and you will be part of choosing it.
Interested? Contact jpn12@psu.edu and I will get you set up to join us.
While I contend that Pride & Prejudice is an exciting, fun novel, sometimes the world of Regency England is perplexing. Why do the characters act like that? Why is that behavior so very wrong? While you are reading, answers to such perplexing questions might be answered by some very knowledgeable people here: