Understanding Jane Eyre : a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents / Debra Teachman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teachman, Debra, 1955-

Series:

Greenwood Press "Literature in context" series.

Greenwood Press "Literature in context" series, 1074-598X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855. Jane Eyre--Sources.

Brontë, Charlotte.

Literature and history--England--History--19th century--Sources.

Literature and history.

Governesses in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Immediately popular when published over a century and a half ago, Jane Eyre has continued to find appreciative audiences since. This student casebook offers a unique interdisciplinary approach to the study of Charlotte Bronte's landmark novel. While it gives insightful literary analysis, it also contextualizes the novel in terms of the historical social issues it confronts. Expert commentary is supported with primary documents from legal and medical treatises, magazine articles, letters, essays and first hand accounts. A personal biography written by Elizabeth Gaskell, an acquaintance of Bronte, offers a detailed account of the Cowan Bridge School which Charlotte attended and fictionalized in Jane Eyre. Educators will find ideas for teaching these topics and for helping students see the connections between the novel and the social concerns it raises. Devoted to close examination of such topics as the diagnosis and treatment of madness and inheritance and marriage law and custom, this work will help students to understand historical cultural influences of yesterday. Contemporary issues such as education and mental illness raised by Jane Eyre are also discussed. Each section offers valuable ideas for written and oral exploration including role playing, debates, and journal writing assignments. Chapters conclude with suggestions for further reading.

Contents:

Cover

The Greenwood Press "Literature in Context" Series

UNDERSTANDING Jane Eyre

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Literary Analysis: Jane Eyre

LOCATIONS

THE DOUBLE

THE COUSINS

TEACHERS

THE MEN IN JANE'S LIFE

THE WOMEN IN JANE'S LIFE

NATURE VERSUS CIVILIZATION

CONCLUSION

TOPICS FOR WRITTEN OR ORAL EXPLORATION

SUGGESTED READINGS

2 Education for Victorian Girls

THE CHARITY SCHOOL

MRS. SARAH TRIMMER

FROM MRS. SARAH TRIMMER, THE ECONOMY OF CHARITY

OR, AN ADDRESS TO LADIES

ADAPTED TO THE PRESENT STATE OF CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS IN ENGLAND (London, 1801)

THE GENTEEL BOARDING SCHOOL

FRANCES POWER COBBE

FROM FRANCES POWER COBBE, LIFE OF FRANCES POWER COBBE, AS TOLD BY HERSELF (London, 1904)

HANNAH LYNCH

FROM HANNAH LYNCH, AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A CHILD (New York, 1899)

ELIZABETH GASKELL

FROM ELIZABETH GASKELL, THE LIFE OF CHARLOTTE BRONTË (London, 1857)

A REPORT ON THE STATE OF GIRLS' BOARDING SCHOOLS

"AN ENQUIRY INTO THE STATE OF GIRLS' FASHIONABLE SCHOOLS" (Fraser's Magazine, June 1845)

MORALITY AND PROPRIETY IN GIRLS' EDUCATION

HANNAH MORE

FROM HANNAH MORE, STRICTURES ON THE MODERN SYSTEM OF FEMALE EDUCATION (London, 1799)

THOMAS GISBORNE

FROM THOMAS GISBORNE, AN ENQUIRY INTO THE DUTIES OF THE FEMALE SEX (London, 1797)

WILLIAM DUFF

FROM WILLIAM DUFF, LETTERS ON THE INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL CHARACTER OF WOMEN (Aberdeen, 1807)

3 The Governess in Nineteenth-Century England

M. MOSTYN BIRD

FROM M. MOSTYN BIRD, WOMAN AT WORK: A STUDY OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS OF EARNING A LIVING OPEN TO WOMEN (London, 1911)

MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT.

FROM MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT, THOUGHTS ON THE EDUCATION OF DAUGHTERS, WITH REFLECTIONS ON FEMALE CONDUCT IN THE MORE IMPORTANT DUTIES OF LIFE (London, 1787)

ADVICE TO GOVERNESSES

FROM ADVICE TO GOVERNESSES (London, 1827)

SARAH LEWIS

FROM SARAH LEWIS, "ON THE SOCIAL POSITION OF GOVERNESSES" (Fraser's Magazine, April 1848).

ANNE BRONTË

FROM ANNE BRONTË, AGNES GREY (London, 1847)

ELIZABETH GASKELL ON CHARLOTTE BRONTË

4 Madness and Victorian Women: Diagnosis and Treatment

DR. HENRY MAUDSLEY

FROM HENRY MAUDSLEY, BODY AND MIND (London, 1873)

FROM HENRY MAUDSLEY, RESPONSIBILITY IN MENTAL DISEASE (London, 1874)

SIR ALEXANDER MORISON

FROM ALEXANDER MORISON, OUTLINES OF MENTAL DISEASES (Edinburgh, 1824)

WILLIAM WILLIS MOSELEY

FROM WILLIAM WILLIS MOSELEY, ELEVEN CHAPTERS ON NERVOUS AND MENTAL COMPLAINTS (London, 1838)

ANDREW WYNTER

FROM ANDREW WYNTER, THE BORDERLANDS OF INSANITY (London, 1875)

GEORGE MAN BURROWS

FROM GEORGE MAN BURROWS, COMMENTARIES ON INSANITY (London, 1828)

JAMES COWLES PRICHARD

FROM JAMES COWLES PRICHARD, A TREATISE ON INSANITY (London, 1833)

ROBERT BRUDENELL CARTER

FROM ROBERT BRUDENELL CARTER, ON THE PATHOLOGY AND TREATMENT OF HYSTERIA (London, 1853)

JOHN HASLAM

FROM JOHN HASLAM, CONSIDERATIONS ON THE MORAL MANAGEMENT OF INSANE PERSONS (London, 1817)

ROBERT GARDINER HILL

FROM ROBERT GARDINER HILL, TOTAL ABOLITION OF PERSONAL RESTRAINT IN THE TREATMENT OF THE INSANE (London, 1839)

JOHN MILLAR

FROM JOHN MILLAR, HINTS ON INSANITY (London, 1861)

BETHLEHEM HOSPITAL

ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL

TOPICS FOR ORAL OR WRITTEN EXPLORATION

5 Inheritance and Marriage Law and Custom.

GEORGE C. BRODRICK

FROM GEORGE C. BRODRICK, ENGLISH LAND AND ENGLISH LANDLORDS: AN ENQUIRY INTO THE ORIGINS AND CHARACTER OF THE ENGLISH LAND SYSTEM, WITH PROPOSALS FOR ITS REFORM (London, 1881)

SIR WILLIAM BLACKSTONE

FROM SIR WILLIAM BLACKSTONE, COMMENTARIES ON THE LAWS OF ENGLAND (London, 1765)

WILLIAM ALEXANDER

FROM WILLIAM ALEXANDER, THE HISTORY OF WOMEN FROM THE EARLIEST ANTIQUITY, TO THE PRESENT TIME (London, 1779)

SIR FREDERICK POLLOCK AND FREDERIC WILLIAM MAITLAND

FROM SIR FREDERICK POLLOCK AND FREDERIC WILLIAM MAITLAND, THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH LAW BEFORE THE TIME OF EDWARD I (London, 1898)

6 Jane Eyre: Issues in the Twenty-first Century

POPULAR MEDIA AND JANE EYRE

MARRIAGE LAW IN TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES

WOMEN AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE IN TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES

EDUCATION FOR GIRLS IN TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES

TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

SUGGESTED READINGS AND MEDIA

Film, Television, and Stage Productions

Internet Sites

WOMEN AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE IN TWENTY-FIRST- CENTURY ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798216029526

9786610708307

9781280708305

1280708301

9780313007118

031300711X

OCLC:

567181947