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Jane Austen's Bad Boys

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2021-01-30 14:00:00 2021-01-30 15:30:00 America/New_York Jane Austen's Bad Boys Do you remember Jane Austen best for her heroines, or for the men they choose? Would you fall for Darcy or for Wickham? Do Willoughby, Elliot, Crawford and Tilney inhabit today’s dating landscape? In the Community -

Saturday, January 30
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Add to Calendar 2021-01-30 14:00:00 2021-01-30 15:30:00 America/New_York Jane Austen's Bad Boys Do you remember Jane Austen best for her heroines, or for the men they choose? Would you fall for Darcy or for Wickham? Do Willoughby, Elliot, Crawford and Tilney inhabit today’s dating landscape? In the Community -

Do you remember Jane Austen best for her heroines, or for the men they choose? Would you fall for Darcy or for Wickham? Do Willoughby, Elliot, Crawford and Tilney inhabit today’s dating landscape?

As we approach Valentine’s Day during the pandemic, people are returning to literary classics in search of examples of romance thriving despite the stresses of physical distancing.  

Jane Austen wrote about the intense pressure for women to make a proper marriage, navigating society’s formal rules to judge from among the suitors available to them even while fighting their own romantic urges.  Her male characters include romantics, scoundrels and worthy-but-dull parental favourites.  In this talk you will learn how her heroines sort out who’s their best choice.  Stick around afterwards for a lively discussion and vote on who holds the title of Austen’s “baddest bad boy"!

Our presenter, Dr. Erin Weinberg, teaches English literature at Royal Military College, Brandon University, and Corpus Christi College, BC. 

This interactive online program will be held on Zoom.  Participants will receive a Zoom meeting invitation upon registration.  It is recommended that registrants download the most recent Zoom software in advance to the device they’ll be using during the presentation. 

If you don't yet have a KFPL membership or if you need to renew one, please apply for one by following the steps on our Getting a Library Card page.

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | New Adults | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Interests & Lifelong Learning |

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