The Brontes in context / edited by Marianne Thormahlen.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm)
• TeilnehmendeR: Thormahlen, Marianne, 1949-; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Literature in context
• Physical Description: xxxiv, 388 p. :; ill., maps, ports.

"Very few families produce one outstanding writer. The Bronte family produced three. The works of Charlotte, Emily and Anne remain immensely popular, and are increasingly being studied in relation to the surroundings and wider context that formed them. The forty-two new essays in this book tell 'the Bronte story' as it has never been told before, drawing on the latest research and the best available scholarship while offering new perspectives on the writings of the sisters. A section on Bronte criticism traces their reception to the present day. The works of the sisters are explored in the context of social, political and cultural developments in early-nineteenth-century Britain, with attention given to religion, education, art, print culture, agriculture, law and medicine. Crammed with information, The Brontes in Context shows how the Bronte fiction interacts with the spirit of the time, suggesting reasons for its enduring fascination"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Machine generated contents note: Chronology; Introduction / Marianne Thormahlen; Part I. Places, Persons and Publishing: 1. Haworth in the time of the Brontes / Michael Baumber; 2. Domestic life at Haworth Parsonage / Ann Dinsdale; 3. Northern-England locations associated with the Brontes' lives and works / Ann Dinsdale; 4. The father of the Brontes / Dudley Green; 5. A mother and her substitutes: Maria Bronte (nee Branwell), Elizabeth Branwell and Margaret Wooler / Bob Duckett; 6. Patrick Branwell Bronte / Victor A. Neufeldt; 7. Charlotte Bronte / Dinah Birch; 8. Emily Bronte / Lyn Pykett; 9. Anne Bronte / Maria Frawley; 10. Friends, servants and a husband / Stephen Whitehead; 11. The Brontes' sibling bonds / Drew Lamonica Arms; 12. Juvenilia / Christine Alexander; 13. The Brussels experience / Sue Lonoff; 14. The Bronte correspondence / Margaret Smith; 15. Portraits of the Brontes / Jane Sellars; 16. The poetry of the Brontes / Janet Gezari; 17. Literary influences on the Brontes / Sara J. Lodge; 18. The Brontes' way into print / Linda H. Peterson; 19. Reading the Brontes: their first audiences / Stephen Colclough; Part II. Scholarship, Criticism, Adaptations and Translations: 20. Bronte biography: a survey of a genre / Tom Winnifrith; 21. Mid-nineteenth-century critical responses to the Brontes / Miriam Elizabeth Burstein; 22. Bronte scholarship and criticism, 1920-1970 / Herbert Rosengarten; 23. Bronte scholarship and criticism, approx. 1970-2000 / Sara J. Lodge; 24. Current trends in Bronte criticism and scholarship / Alexandra Lewis; 25. Adaptations, prequels, sequels, translations / Patsy Stoneman; Part III. Historical and Cultural Contexts: 26. Religion / David Jasper; 27. The philosophical-intellectual context / Stephen Prickett; 28. Education / Dinah Birch; 29. Art and music / Christine Alexander; 30. Natural history / Barbara T. Gates; 31. Politics / Simon Avery; 32. Newspapers and magazines / Joanne Shattock; 33. Agriculture and industry / Marianne Thormahlen with Steven Wood; 34. Transport and travel / Edward Chitham; 35. Law / Ian Ward; 36. Class / Elizabeth Langland; 37. Careers for middle-class women / Elizabeth Langland; 38. Marriage and family life / Marianne Thormahlen; 39. Dress / Birgitta Berglund; 40. Sexuality / Jill L. Matus; 41. Physical health / Janis McLarren Caldwell; 42. Mental health / Janis McLarren Caldwell; Further reading; Index.