Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre epitomized a classic coming of age fairy tale, similar to that of Charles Perrault’s Cinderella. Raised by a spiteful aunt, this Victorian novel portrayed a young girl struggling with conflicts between her moral beliefs and passion, as well as a desire to discover her inner strength. Despite Jane’s unfortunate beginnings, she ...
Hands down, the 1983 mini-series starring Timothy Dalton and Zelah Clarke is the best movie adaptation of Jane Eyre, the classic novel by Charlotte Bronte. This movie is very true to the book, and the actors were born to play their parts. Timothy Dalton makes the most of his theatrical training and experience, bringing to ...
Literary women were often more than poets, and for many of them their novels are far more famous than their poetry. This collection of women poets of the past offers a dual look at women poets. In the first group are women whose fiction surpassed their poetry. In the second are women who were poets ...
The term Cultural Materialism in literary theory and cultural studies was made current in 1985 when it was used by Jonathan Dollimore and Alan Sinfield who developed a methodology which included an analysis of any historical material (including literature) within a politicized framework. The four characteristics of their method concerning Cultural Materialism are: Historical context ...
Emily, Anne and Charlotte Bronte were three sisters from England who are now famous for their literary works. Charlotte is perhaps the most famous, but this may only be because she lived the longest. Each of the Bronte sisters was very talented in her own right. It is perhaps not very surprising that each of ...
In 19th century England, being a governess was one of the few occupations considered suitable for an unmarried middle-class woman. It was typical and socially acceptable for single middle-class women to become governesses in order to support themselves and families, and to maintain their social status. As a governess, a woman was obligated to fulfil ...
