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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820235503321

Autore

Craik W. A.

Titolo

The Bronte novels / / W.A. Craik

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-59939-8

1-283-96973-4

0-203-35750-7

1-136-59940-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Collana

Routledge revivals

Disciplina

823.809

Soggetti

English fiction - 19th century - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1968 by Methuen.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; The Brontë Novels; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION; 1 Wuthering Heights; 2 The Professor; 3 Jane Eyre; 4 Shirley; 5 Villette; 6 Agnes Grey; 7 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1968, this reissue of Dr. Craik's critical appreciation of the completed novels of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë is seminal for the way in which it shifts emphasis away from the Brontë family biography towards a detailed critical analysis of the novels themselves.Separate chapters are given to each of the seven novels. The author's aims and techniques in each are assessed and Dr. Craik shows what light the books throw on each other, how they are related to the novels of the Brontë's predecessors, and how the Brontë novels compare with their great contempo