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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808873103321

Autore

Brennan Zoe <1971->

Titolo

Brontë's Jane Eyre : a reader's guide / Zoe Brennan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; New York, : Continuum, 2010

ISBN

1-4742-1128-3

1-282-91249-6

9786612912498

1-4411-2113-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (150 p.)

Collana

Continuum reader's guides

Disciplina

823/.8

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nota di contenuto

1. Contexts \ 2. Language, Style and Form \ 3. Reading Jane Eyre \ 4. Critical Reception and Publishing History \ 5. Adaptation, interpretation and influence \ 6. Guide to Further Reading \ Index --

Sommario/riassunto

Charlotte Brontë's  Jane Eyre is one of the most famous literary works of the nineteenth century and has inspired generations of students.  This concise but comprehensive guide to the text introduces its contexts, language, reception and adaptation from its first publication to the present.  It includes points for discussion, suggestions for further study and an annotated guide to relevant reading.  This introduction to the text is the ideal companion to study, offering guidance on:  Literary and historical context.  Language, style and form.  Reading the text.  Critical reception and publ