A Companion to the Brontës
Diane Long Hoeveler author Deborah Denenholz Morse author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:27th May '16
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A Companion to the Brontës brings the latest literary research and theory to bear on the life, work, and legacy of the Brontë family.
- Includes sections on literary and critical contexts, individual texts, historical and cultural contexts, reception studies, and the family’s continuing influence
- Features in-depth articles written by well-known and emerging scholars from around the world
- Addresses topics such as the Gothic tradition, film and dramatic adaptation, psychoanalytic approaches, the influence of religion, and political and legal questions of the day – from divorce and female disinheritance, to worker reform
- Incorporates recent work in Marxist, feminist, post-colonial, and race and gender studies <
"Through brief overviews within each article situating its focus within scholarly, historical, cultural, literary, and/ or thematic contexts, and more sustained analysis of the given topic, including close readings, this companion provides a rewarding blend of insights for a range of readers and scholars."
—Susan B. Taylor, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Summer 2018 issue of Victorian Studies (60.4)
"An excellent interdisciplinary collection which offers new perspectives on the Brontes."
—Sally Shuttleworth, University of Oxford
ISBN: 9781118404942
Dimensions: 246mm x 170mm x 33mm
Weight: 1066g
632 pages