| Description |
xvi, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge companions to literature |
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Cambridge companions to literature.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-247) and index. |
| Contents |
The Haworth context / Juliet Barker -- 'Our plays': the Brontë juvenilia / Carol Bock -- The poetry / Angela Leighton -- 'Three distinct and unconnected tales': The professor, Agnes Grey and Wuthering heights / Stevie Davies -- 'Strong family likeness': Jane Eyre and The tenant of Wildfell Hall / Jill Matus -- Shirley and Villette / Heather Glen -- 'Getting on': ideology, personality and the Brontë characters / Rick Rylance -- Women writers, women's issues / Kate Flint -- The Brontës and religion / John Maynard -- The Brontë myth / Patsy Stoneman. |
| Summary |
Essays by leading scholars explore the lives and tragic early deaths of the three Brontë sisters. They set Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights in the context of the other prose and poetry of the sisters, and trace the reputation of the Brontës through history. A detailed chronology and guides to further reading are included. |
| Subject |
Brontë family -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855 -- Criticism and interpretation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848 -- Criticism and interpretation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Brontë, Anne, 1820-1849 -- Criticism and interpretation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Women and literature -- England -- Yorkshire -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Yorkshire (England) -- In literature -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Added Author |
Glen, Heather.
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| Added Title |
Companion to the Brontës |
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Brontës |
| ISBN |
0521770270 hardback |
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9780521770279 hardback |
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0521779715 paperback |
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9780521779715 paperback |
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