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In "The Key to the Brontë Works," John Malham-Dembleby offers an incisive and comprehensive exploration of the literary landscape shaped by the Brontë sisters. Drawing on their interwoven lives and the socio-cultural contexts of 19th-century England, Malham-Dembleby's analytical lens reveals how themes of individuality, gender, and societal constraint pervade their writings. The book's articulate prose and structured approach make it both an academic resource and an engaging guide for literature enthusiasts, as it intertwines critical analyses with biographical insights, thereby enriching the understanding of seminal works like "Jane Eyre" and "Wuthering Heights." John Malham-Dembleby, a n...
In "The Key to the Brontë Works," John Malham-Dembleby offers a profound exploration of the intricate themes, characters, and literary devices that permeate the works of the Brontë sisters. Drawing upon a rich tapestry of literary analysis, the book dissects the complex interplay between individual identity and societal expectation, a hallmark of the Brontë oeuvre. The author employs a scholarly yet accessible prose style, seamlessly weaving together historical contextualization and close textual readings to illuminate the lasting impact of the Brontës on Victorian literature and feminist discourse. Malham-Dembleby also engages with contemporary criticism, situating the Brontë works wit...
In this volume we share Charlotte Bronte's experience for four crucial years. The success of Jane Eyre and the strange power of Wuthering Heights made the 'brothers Bell' the 'universal theme of conversation'; but privately the family endured the deaths of Branwell Bronte in September and Emily in December 1848, followed by Anne's in May 1849. Haunted by the fear that she also would succumb, Charlotte found salvation in writing Shirley, published in October 1849, and comfort in her friendship and correspondence with Ellen Nussey, with her publishers-especially George Smith-with Mrs Gaskell, and (for a time) Harriet Martineau. She may also have received a proposal of marriage from Smith, Edler's manager, James Taylor.
A fascinating and wonderfully readable deconstruction of the countless myths that have grown up around the Brontës. Since 1857, hardly a year has gone by without some sort of Bronte 'biography' appearing. These range from pious accounts in Victorian conduct books to Freudian pyschobiographies, from plays, films and ballets to tourist brochures and images on tea-towels, from sensation-seeking penny-a-liners to meticulous works of sober scholarship. Each generation has rewritten the Brontes to reflect changing attitudes - towards the role of the woman writer, towards sexuality, towards the very concept of personality. The Bronte Myth gives vigorous new life to our understanding of the novelists and their culture and Lucasta Miller reveals as much about the impossible art of biography as she does about the Brontes themselves. WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION FROM THE AUTHOR
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In "A Zola Dictionary; the Characters of the Rougon-Macquart Novels of Emile Zola," J.G. Patterson delivers a comprehensive exploration of the complex character tapestry woven throughout Zola's monumental series. This encyclopedic work meticulously catalogues the myriad individuals that populate Zola's novels, shedding light on their interrelations, motivations, and the socio-economic conditions that shape their lives. Patterson's scholarly approach balances meticulous detail with an engaging narrative style, allowing readers to grasp the intricate interplay of characters that not only drive the plot but embody the naturalism that Zola pioneered in 19th-century literature. J.G. Patterson, a ...