A striking resemblance: Portraiture in Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice'

In this lecture, Will Christie looks at the role played by the portrait, and by the aesthetics and language of portraiture, in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. He examines how Austen exploited the uncertain status of portrait painting in the 18th century and the ambiguity of ‘ideal imitation’ as championed by art theorists like Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Introducing Professor Will Christie
A Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and President of the Romantic Studies Association of Australasia (RSAA), Will Christie was formerly Professor of English Literature and Pro Dean for Research in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney.
In April 2015, Professor Christie moved to the Australian National University, where he is now Head of the Humanities Research Centre. His publications include the award-winning Samuel Taylor Coleridge: A Literary Life (2006); among his research projects are a network of Eastern and Western scholars exploring cultural relations between China and the West.
With this public lecture, Professor Christie seeks to introduce himself to residents of Canberra with an interest in the humanities and creative arts.
Please RSVP via the link below.
Location
National Portrait Gallery of Australia, King Edward Terrace, Parkes, ACT, 2600
Speaker
- Prof. Will Christie, Head of the Humanities Research Centre, College of Arts & Social Sciences
Contact
- Colette Gilmour02 6125 4357