The Brontës and education / Marianne Thormählen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thormählen, Marianne, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brontë, Anne, 1820-1849--Criticism and interpretation.

Brontë, Anne.

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

Brontë, Charlotte.

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

Brontë, Emily.

Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848.

Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855.

Brontë, Anne, 1820-1849.

English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.

English fiction.

Education in literature.

Educational equalization--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Educational equalization.

History.

Criticism and interpretation.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xii, 304 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Summary:

An exploration of how the Bront??s??? fiction engages with the intense debates on education in the nineteenth century.

Contents:

I Education and Society

1 The education of the people 11

2 The improvement of the mind 24

II Home and School

3 Household education versus school training 33

4 Parents and children 37

5 Professional educators in the home 48

6 Schools and schooling 63

III Subjects and Skills

7 A sound English education 81

8 Religion and education 102

9 The accomplishments 102

10 Male and female education 121

11 Beyond the schoolroom: reading and the Brontes 136

IV Strategies and Methods

12 Pedagogical purposes and principles 155

13 Schoolroom practices 170

V Originality and Freedom

14 Docility and originality 199

15 Liberty and responsibility 209.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780521832892

0521832896

OCLC:

137222325