The Austen / Poe Smackdown
Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.
Over the past few years, two colleagues in the Boston College English Department—Rebekah Mitsein, who teaches a course on Jane Austen, and Paul Lewis, who teaches a course on Poe and the Gothic—have engaged each other and their students in a debate about which of these authors is more interesting. Since both Poe and Austen continue to interest readers in and beyond the academy—scholars, aficionados, and fans—we have invited the professors to bring their debate to Gore Place. So, on Sunday, November 17, at 3 p.m., the gloves will come off in this no-holds-barred rumble in which Elizabeth Bennet will finally meet her match in Madeline Usher and ravens will fly over Pemberley!
Cost: $25 general admission, $20 Gore Place Members and Card to Culture
