The Brontės in Context (Literature in Context) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107479959 ISBN 13: 9781107479951

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Very few families produce one outstanding writer. The Brontė family produced three. The works of Charlotte, Emily and Anne remain immensely popular, and are increasingly being studied in relation to the surroundings and wider context that formed them. The forty-two new essays in this book tell 'the Brontė story' as it has never been told before, drawing on the latest research and the best available scholarship while offering new perspectives on the writings of the sisters. A section on Brontė criticism traces their reception to the present day. The works of the sisters are explored in the context of social, political and cultural developments in early-nineteenth-century Britain, with attention given to religion, education, art, print culture, agriculture, law and medicine. Crammed with information, The Brontės in Context shows how the Brontės' fiction interacts with the spirit of the time, suggesting reasons for its enduring fascination.

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Book Description

The forty-two new essays in this book tell 'the Brontė story' as it has never been told before, drawing on the latest research while offering new perspectives on the writings of the sisters. The works are explored in the context of social, political and cultural developments in early-nineteenth-century Britain.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107479959
• ISBN 13: 9781107479951
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 426
• Editor: Thormählen Marianne