“Jane Eyre” Charlotte Brontë

Charlotte Brontë Daughter of Irish-born Protestant clergy-man Tragedy – death of mother( in 1821) and 2 sisters Tuberculosis, typhus  poor conditions at boarding school (inspiration) Parsonage at Haworth on the edge of Yorkshire moors Yorkshire moors Sisters: Emily, Anne; Brother: Branwell

Family ties Branwell – an artist (died 1848) Emily Brontë (died 1848) Most poetic of three sisters Pen name Ellis Bell Only novel “Wuthering Heights” (1847) No use of the events in her own life Novel stands out by its dramatic and poetic force Futher info about the Brontë family Futher info about the family

Charlotte Brontë – literary career Jane Eyre – published in instant success “The Life of Charlotte Brontë” by Elizabeth Gaskell = one of the most famous biographies of the Victorian era Other works: “Villette”, “Shirley”, “The Professor” Collection of poems published in 1846 by Currer, Ellis and Acton (Anne) Bell

“Life” by Currer Bellaudioaudio Life, believe, is not a dream So dark as sages say; Oft a little morning rain Foretells a pleasant day. Sometimes there are clouds of gloom, But these are transient all; If the shower will make the roses bloom, O why lament its fall?

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Jane Eyre 1 1st-person narrative of the title character Famous Gothic romanceGothic New kind of heroine: defiantly virtuous, morally courageous and fiercely independentheroine Inspired numerous adaptions for TV and film Inspired other author’s works including Jean Rhys’ ‘prequel’ Wide Sargasso Sea (1966).

Jane Eyre 2 – stages in the book Jane's childhood at Gateshead Jane's education at Lowood School Jane's time as governess at Thornfield Manor Jane's time with the Riverses Jane's reunion with Mr. Rochester

Important issues in Jane Eyre the relations between men and women women's equality the treatment of children and of women religious faith and religious hypocrisy (and the difference between the two) the realization of selfhood the nature of true love more themes here

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys 1966 by Dominica-born author Story of the first Mrs. Rochester, Antoinette (Bertha) Mason, a white Creole heiress From the time of her youth in the Caribbean to her unhappy marriage and relocation to England Oppressive patriarchal society Belonging neither to the white Europeans nor the black Jamaicans Re-imagines Brontë's devilish madwoman in the attic

Wide Sargasso Sea 2006

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Gothic Prominent features of Gothic fiction include: Terror (both psychological and physical) Mystery The supernatural - ghosts Haunted houses and Gothic architecture, castles Darkness, death, decay, doubles Madness, secrets and hereditary curses back

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