Helen's hour in Jane's journey. To delight in sacrifice. Religion in Jane Eyre. Jane Eyre. Eyre of rebellion? Anatomy of a hero.
Notes:
Introduction titled "Helen's hour in Jane's journey : the lasting value of morality in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre" by Jill Kriegel. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
To delight in sacrifice : true love in Jane Eyre / Dedra McDonald Birzer (pages 569-581) -- Religion in Jane Eyre / Raimund Borgmeier (pages 583-596) -- Jane Eyre : reading the writing on the wall / Crystal Downing (pages 597-610) -- Eyre of rebellion? / Jeanette Amestoy Flood (pages 611-629) -- Anatomy of a hero : redeeming a "Catholic" Rochester / Eleanor Bourg Nicholson (pages 631-643).
Summary:
In early nineteenth-century England, an orphaned young woman accepts employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall, a country estate owned by the mysteriously remote Mr. Rochester. "One of the finest novels ever written, 'Jane Eyre' is also one of the most misunderstood masterpieces of world literature. Whereas most modern teaching of the text misreads or misinterprets Charlotte Brontë's devout and profoundly ingrained Christian faith and intentions, this critical edition emphasizes the semi-autobiographical dimension of the novel, exposing feminist critiques of the work as being woefully awry and illustrating Brontë's belief in the hard-earned, heard-learned blessings of sanctity and reverence."--Back cover.
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