Tag: Jane Austen

  • Nation & World

    Reframing cultures

    Throughout her time at Harvard, Mahnoor Ali has been devoted to exploring intercultural relations and expanding dialogue.

    6 minutes
    Ali standing in the Harvard Art Museums
  • Nation & World

    ‘Pride and Prejudice’ coming to Arnold Arboretum

    In June, Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum will host an Actors’ Shakespeare Project production of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” adapted by Kate Hamill, in the Leventritt Shrub and Vine Garden.

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Bringing out the edge in Austen’s wit

    Playwright Kate Hamill’s adaptation of “Sense & Sensibility,” at the A.R.T. through Jan. 14, accentuates Jane Austen’s gift for comedy.

    4 minutes
    The cast of "Sense & Sensibility" rehearses.
  • Nation & World

    ‘From Austen to Zola’

    Works from Amy Lowell’s collection are showcased in “From Austen to Zola: Amy Lowell as a Collector,” Houghton Library’s fall exhibition. This exhibit opens on Sept. 4 and will run through Jan. 12, 2013.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Sensibly saving Jane Austen

    Two of Jane Austen’s letters — thousands of which were written but only dozens of which were preserved — undergo careful repairs at Harvard, where they reside at Houghton Library.

    5 minutes