“Jane Austen: Comic”
Location
Janet Ayers Academic Center, Room 4094
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
28-9-2023 1:00 PM
Description
Jane Austen grew up amid a rich tradition of comic verse, outrageous visual satire and stage comedy (she acted in her family's amateur theatricals). After a quick survey of the major theories of humor (Hobbes's "sudden glory," Bergson's automaton theory, Freud's release of repression, and the incongruity theory), we will look at selected moments from Austen's novels and youthful fiction.
Recommended Citation
Murray, Douglas, "“Jane Austen: Comic”" (2023). Humanities Symposium. 6.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2023/2023/6
“Jane Austen: Comic”
Janet Ayers Academic Center, Room 4094
Jane Austen grew up amid a rich tradition of comic verse, outrageous visual satire and stage comedy (she acted in her family's amateur theatricals). After a quick survey of the major theories of humor (Hobbes's "sudden glory," Bergson's automaton theory, Freud's release of repression, and the incongruity theory), we will look at selected moments from Austen's novels and youthful fiction.
Comments
Convocation Credit: Intellectual Well-Being