Student companion to Charlotte & Emily Brontë / Barbara Z. Thaden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thaden, Barbara, 1955-

Series:

Student companions to classic writers 1522-7979

Student companions to classic writers, 1522-7979

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855--Criticism and interpretation.

Brontë, Charlotte.

Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848.

Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855.

Women and literature--England--History--19th century.

Women and literature.

Examinations.

Criticism and interpretation.

England.

History.

Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848--Criticism and interpretation.

Brontë, Emily.

Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855--Examinations--Study guides.

Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848--Examinations--Study guides.

Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Study guides.

Physical Description:

x, 157 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.

Summary:

Examines the literary accomplishments of both Emily and Charlotte, particularly how they redefined the Victorian novel with Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre.

Contents:

1. An Extraordinary Family 1

2. The Brontes and the Novel 9

3. Wuthering Heights (1847) 21

4. Jane Eyre (1847) 51

5. Shirley (1849) 73

6. Villette (1853) 93

7. The Professor (1857) 119.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [141]-151) and index.

ISBN:

031331053X

OCLC:

45308792