A scholarly casebook of critical essays on Brontë’s Jane Eyre, spanning feminist, formalist, and theoretical approaches.
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A scholarly casebook of critical essays on Brontë’s Jane Eyre, spanning feminist, formalist, and theoretical approaches.
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Romantic melodrama or feminist classic, Jane Eyre is one of the most enduringly popular and compelling novels in the literary canon. Overlooked or dismissed by critics in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, it first began to attract serious critical attention in the 1970s as New Critical, formalist and feminist critics began to re-evaluate Charlotte Bronte's achievement.
This New Casebook brings together essays by leading scholars over the past twenty years, mapping Jane Eyre's progre...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Critical discussion of romance, passion, and courtship in the novel
Violence & gore
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Analytical references to violence and injury in Brontë’s plot
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Essays address Christian faith, clergy, and religious morality themes
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Feminist, class, race, and postcolonial approaches are central
Self-harm / suicide
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Critical discussion of suicidal themes in the source novel
Abuse & suffering
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Analyzes child abuse, confinement, cruelty, and related suffering
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