Extra History

Jane Austen - Sarcasm and Subversion (59x1)

Air date: Feb 02, 2019

Jane Austen wrote in the name of making critical social commentary of the privileges she and others held while the rest of Europe was in political turmoil. Her novels like "Pride and Prejudice," "Mansfield Park," and "Emma" made waves in their time for how they criticized Victorian-era society.