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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
May 2006
Print publication year:
2002
Online ISBN:
9780511999161
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CCOL0521770270
Collection:
Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics
Subjects:
Literature, English Literature: General Interest, English Literature 1830-1900
Series:
Cambridge Companions to Literature
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Book description

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.

Reviews

‘The essays stimulate and provoke, they are well-structured, well-argued and insightful. The reader will re-read the novels and poems with new knowledge and enjoyment.’

Source: Reference Reviews

'The collection provides us with discoveries, new angles, and unexpected perceptions.'

Source: Brontë Studies

' … the essays stimulate and provoke, they are well-structured, well-argued and insightful. The authors are deeply versed in their subjects and are good at exploring ideas and making the reader aware of underlying themes.'

Source: Reference Reviews

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