The Cambridge companion to the Brontës / edited by Heather Glen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Glen, Heather, editor.

Series:

Cambridge companions to literature.

Cambridge companions to literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brontë family--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Brontë family.

Brontë, Anne, 1820-1849--Criticism and interpretation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Brontë, Anne, 1820-1849.

Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848--Criticism and interpretation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848.

Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855--Criticism and interpretation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855.

Women and literature--England--Yorkshire--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Women and literature.

Yorkshire (England)--In literature--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Yorkshire (England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 251 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The extraordinary works of the three sisters Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë have entranced and challenged scholars, students, and general readers for the past 150 years. This Companion offers a fascinating introduction to those works, including two of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century - Charlotte's Jane Eyre and Emily's Wuthering Heights. In a series of original essays, contributors explore the roots of the sisters' achievement in early nineteenth-century Haworth, and the childhood 'plays' they developed; they set these writings within the context of a wider history, and show how each sister engages with some of the central issues of her time. The essays also consider the meaning and significance of the Brontës' enduring popular appeal. A detailed chronology and guides to further reading provide further reference material, making this a volume indispensable for scholars and students, and all those interested in the Brontës and their work.

Contents:

The Haworth context / Juliet Barker

'Our plays': the Brontë juvenilia / Carol Bock

The poetry / Angela Leighton

'Three distinct and unconnected tales': The professor, Agnes Grey and Wuthering heights / Stevie Davies

'Strong family likeness': Jane Eyre and The tenant of Wildfell Hall / Jill Matus

Shirley and Villette / Heather Glen

'Getting on': ideology, personality and the Brontë characters / Rick Rylance

Women writers, women's issues / Kate Flint

The Brontës and religion / John Maynard

The Brontë myth / Patsy Stoneman.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).

ISBN:

9781139816236

1139816233

9780511999161

051199916X