The Bronte novels / W.A. Craik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Craik, W. A., author.

Series:

Routledge Revivals

Routledge revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brontë family.

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

English fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxon [England] : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1968, this reissue of Dr. Craik's critical appreciation of the completed novels of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë is seminal for the way in which it shifts emphasis away from the Brontë family biography towards a detailed critical analysis of the novels themselves.Separate chapters are given to each of the seven novels. The author's aims and techniques in each are assessed and Dr. Craik shows what light the books throw on each other, how they are related to the novels of the Brontë's predecessors, and how the Brontë novels compare with their great contempo

Contents:

Cover; The Brontë Novels; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION; 1 Wuthering Heights; 2 The Professor; 3 Jane Eyre; 4 Shirley; 5 Villette; 6 Agnes Grey; 7 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

First published in 1968 by Methuen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-59939-8

1-283-96973-4

0-203-35750-7

1-136-59940-1

9780203357507

OCLC:

826930441