Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index.
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List of Illustrations; A Chronology of the Brontës; Abbreviations; 1. The Lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë; The Family Circle; Pupils and Teachers; The Wider World: Brussels; The Literary Arena: Triumph and Despair; The Solitary Life of a Literary Celebrity; Marriage and a New Family Circle; 2. The Fabric of Society; The Game of Politics 1815-1855; Social Class; The Nature and Roles of Women; Varieties of Religion; Madness and the Mind; The Empire and the Orient; 3. The Literary Context; Literary Resources; Angria and Gondal; Publishing, Publication, and Reviewing.
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Censorship and Public TasteThe Brontës on the Novel; 4. The Brontës' Novels and Social Class; Class Boundaries; Policing the Frontier: the Governess Problem; The Sufferings of the Governess; Class Conflict in Shirley; Social Mobility in Wuthering Heights; 5. Gender, Nationality, and Race in the Brontës' Novels; English Femininity and Domestic Life; Escaping Feminine Stereotypes; Eastern Feminity and Jane Eyre; Masculinity; 6. The Brontës and the Psyche: Mind and Body; Reading the Mind; The Secret Self; Gothic States of Mind; 7. Religion in the Brontës' Works; The Politics of Religion.
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Religion as EthicsWuthering Heights and Christianity; 8. Recontextualizing the Brontës; 1850-1900 Adaptations and Criticism; 1890-1930 Early Twentieth-Century Films and Criticism; 1930-1970 Films and Criticism; 1970-2000 Criticism, Films, Television, and Opera; Notes; Further Reading; Websites; Film and Television Adaptations of the Brontës' Novels; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.
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'The Brontës' is a topical exploration of the novels of the three Brontë sisters in relation to the age in which they lived, and in modern contexts such as film and television. The book traces the origins of novels such as 'Jane Eyre' and 'Wuthering Heights' and examines the 20th century's remaking of the novels in film and TV.
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Title
Brontës.
International Standard Book Number
0192840355
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Brontë, Anne,1820-1849-- Criticism and interpretation.
Brontë, Charlotte,1816-1855-- Criticism and interpretation.
Brontë, Emily,1818-1848-- Criticism and interpretation.
Bell, Ellis, 1818-1848
Brontë
Brontë, Anne, 1820-1849
Brontë, Anne,1820-1849.
Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855
Brontë, Charlotte,1816-1855.
Brontë, Emily,1818-1848.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
English fiction-- 19th century-- History and criticism.