Janet Todd to lecture on Jane Austen’s manuscripts at University of Aberdeen
Janet Todd, the Herbert JC Grierson Professor of English Literature at the University of Aberdeen, will give a public lecture titled “Dead Hands: Jane Austen’s manuscripts and other puzzles.”
Professor Todd, the Herbert JC Grierson Professor of English Literature, will explore the intriguing question of who possesses past works and dead authors, including whether famous writers are primarily celebrities who should fulfil the public’s desires at any particular time in history. Focusing on how evidence from literary manuscripts can conflict with the demands of readers and literary critics, Professor Todd will refer to her innovative research into selected texts by Jane Austen and Percy Bysshe Shelley.
The event begins at 6.00pm in King’s College Centre on the Old Aberdeen campus, and will be followed by an informal wine reception.
Places are free, and can be booked online via the web: www.abdn.ac.uk/inaugurallectures or by telephone: (01224) 273874.
As always, if any of our Gentle Readers attend this lecture, we would love a report!
