Jane Austen & Shakespeare: A Visit with Mary Floyd-Wilson | Episode 24

Описание: --Shakespeare's influence on Jane Austen can be seen throughout her novels and letters. She quotes him, mimics him, and echoes him in fascinating ways. In this episode, Professor Mary Floyd-Wilson helps us unpack and examine the many parallels between these two pillars of English literature.

GUEST BIO
Mary Floyd-Wilson is the Mann Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She specializes in Shakespeare and early modern literature, with works including English Ethnicity and Race in Early Modern Drama and Occult Knowledge, Science, and Gender on the Shakespearean Stage. Recently, she received the George H. Johnson Prize for Distinguished Achievement from the Institute for the Arts and Humanities.

SHOW NOTES
Many thanks to Mary for joining us on Austen Chat!

***RELATED READING

-- "'The Hartfield Edition': Jane Austen and Shakespeare." John Wiltshire. Persuasions No. 21, 1999, 212-223. https://jasna.org/publications-2/pers...

-- "The Other Play in Mansfield Park: Shakespeare's Henry VIII." Elaine Bander. Persuasions No. 17, 1995, 111-120. https://jasna.org/publications-2/pers...

-- "Jane Austen’s Use of Measure for Measure in Sense and Sensibility." Stephen Derry. Persuasions No. 15, 1993, 37-41. https://jasna.org/persuasions/printed...

***RELATED LINKS

-- Learn more about Mary Floyd-Wilson and her work: https://englishcomplit.unc.edu/facult...

-- Learn more about JASNA's 2025 AGM: https://jasna.org/baltimore2025

-- Listen to the recording "Planning Your AGM: Insights from the Organizers" for registration tips and answers to common questions: https://jasna.org/conferences-events/...

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OTHER CREDITS
From JASNA's Austen Chat podcast. Published June 5, 2025. © Jane Austen Society of North America. All rights reserved. Image: Portrait of William Shakespeare, attributed to John Taylor, 1611 (National Portrait Gallery). Theme Music: Country Dance by Humans Win.