for a symposium exploring and celebrating the similarities as well as the differences between these two literary giants. Plenary speakers include:

Rachel Brownstein,
Fans & Fiction
CUNY Graduate Center & Brooklyn College

Marcia Folsom,
Secret Friends of the Author: Austen in Class & Out
Wheelock College

Peter Graham,
A Tale of Two Abbeys: Austen, Byron & Ambiguities of the Gothic
Virginia Tech

Jonathan Gross,
Austen & Byron in Regency England
DePaul University

Other events: Readings by professional actors, lunch, music, cocktails — and some
additional frivolity.

Saturday, May 3rd 10 a.m. until 4p.m.
Union Theological Seminary campus
Broadway at 120th Street in Manhattan

Click here for the registration form to reserve today. Space is limited. No payments will be accepted at the door.

 

Marsha Manns, Co-chair Byron Society of America

Elsa Solender, Co-chair Jane Austen Society of North America Greater New York Region

 

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