Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Jane, who cannot remember her parents, and as an orphan has no secure place in the world, is in search of her self as a young. Jane eyre, novel by charlotte bronte, first published in 1847. Charlotte bronte wrote in the preface of the second edition conventionality is not morality. This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on saturday, july 25, 2015. This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on friday, may 26. This classic beloved tale of the orphan jane eyre will captivate you and keep you reading until the end. Scott fitzgerald, fahrenheit 451 by ray bradbury, the new jim crow. Jane eyre and the invention of the self the atlantic.
A preface to the first edition of jane eyre being unnecessary, i gave none. Nevertheless, there are some useful starts on the web. Specific graduate course pages provide links to course readings, supplementary book lists and databases containing primary and secondary sources. Readers can construct their own answers, based on their unique and personal analyses of the book. Manwoman relationships, carnegie endowment for international peace, charityschools, married people in fiction, american jewish congress, country homes, country homes in fiction, fathers and daughters in fiction, faculty, open library staff picks, orphans in. The complete novel, jane eyre, linked section by section to scholarly articles available in jstor. Jane eyre humanities research guides at mount saint mary. Jane eyre, gothic, imperial, supernatural, empire and natural resources. List of books and articles about jane eyre online research. This student casebook offers a unique interdisciplinary approach to the study of charlotte brontes landmark novel.
The tension between reason and passion in jane eyre. To the public, for the indulgent ear it has inclined to a plain tale with few pretensions. This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on. For these authors, it is probably a better thing to rely on the scholarly articles and books that one is going to find via library resources listed above. Despite janes simple life, bronte often presents jane various characters that offer contrasting religious beliefs, and in so doing, bronte shows her disapproval of the evangelical movement. Jane s consistent endeavors to have belonging and the moral stance of jane to achieve this purpose. Journal of literary criticism by an authorized editor of byu scholarsarchive. Charlotte bronte invests gothic elements in jane eyre with a symbolic meaning to create a new, female language. Many different scholarly articles have been written pertaining to charlotte bronte. The theme of social class and social rules in jane eyre from. Jane eyre is a critique of the importance of the strict social class hierarchy in victorian england.
Janes bitter suffering on her way to get belonging and autonomy was much covered in many papers, articles, and even academic theses. There is nothing of the book, woolf declares, except jane eyre. Sorry, but jane eyre isnt the romance you want it to be. Brocklehurst best demonstrates the danger and sanctimony of this nineteenthcentury church movement. If your local library is currently closed, this massive collection of books is the next best thing. How to access free books with an amazon prime membership. Perhaps jane eyre retains such power and relevance because charlotte fabricated the book from the cloth of her own psyche, her own passionate nature. Strong, violently emotional, somewhat melodramatic, jane eyre brilliantly articulates the theme found in all charlottes workthe need of women for both love and independence. Jane s impressive scholarly abilities, however, contrast. It explores the atrocious experience of jane eyre from the hands of her cousin john reed one winter afternoon. I am looking for exegesis critical engagement not explication summary.
It may have some books by literary critics about that novel or about a group of novels that include that one. Pride and prejudice by jane austen, the great gatsby by f. It highlights the cruelty of john to jane after he hurled at her the book that she was reading. This is a version of jane eyre which delves into some of the unexplained aspects of the novel.
May 15, 2014 jane eyre unsettled views as to how women should act and behave, suggesting, in lady eastlakes eyes, almost an overthrowing of social order. Identity and independence in jane eyre diva portal. Your guide to english and literature resources at msmu. Browse fulltext jane eyre articles and other academic articles in inquiries journal. Common types of primary sources include works of literature, historical documents, original philosophical writings, and religious texts. Currer bell, author of jane eyre, was the most soughtafterand most mysteriouswriter in the world. May 15, 2014 jane austens characters are continually watching, judging and gossiping about others and, in turn, are watched, judged and gossiped about. Jane eyre is a victorian novel that will enable students to authentically appreciate a womans quest for love and search for identity. An international journal of undergraduate research and criticism in the. An international journal of undergraduate research and criticism in the discipline of. Life in 19thcentury britain was governed by social class, and people typically stayed in the class into which they were born.
The original version has been adapted only to update the language to make it easier for the modern reader of today to understand. Eyre is the most revolutionary literary heroine of all time, 2015 your bibliography. A blank book journal or diary to keep thoughts and ideas. Browse fulltext gothic literature articles and other academic articles in inquiries journal. Rochester, is ranked among the great english novels. Click here to start building your own bibliography. Immediately popular when published over a century and a half ago, jane eyre has continued to find appreciative audiences since. How do you start a symbolism in jane eyre research paper. Jane eyre literature bibliographies cite this for me. Ive posted this in rfreud, but i was wondering if anyone had any academic sources personal ideas on the above topics.
These are the sources and citations used to research jane eyre. Jane s voice is the source of the power the book has to absorb the reader completely into her world. Dec 09, 20 jane eyre portrays the urgent quest of its narrator for an identity. Unlike the longsuffering heroines in charlotte brontes early writings, who pine away for the dashing, promiscuous duke of zamorna, jane demands equality and respect. When daphne dumauriers acclaimed gothic romance novel rebecca. There is a substantial amount of essays and analyses written on both the novel and the author. The goal here is to have a literary critical vision towards charlotte bronte, and how she has had a racial vision in tackling the relationship of jane, rochester, and bertha. In fact, it could be argued that these various characters are really aspects of her central character, jane, and in turn, that jane is a fictionalised version of bronte herself. When studied alongside one another, the popular gothic romance novels jane eyre and rebecca bear striking similarities. If anyone knows any good sources or can find one it would be greatly appreciated. Her novel jane eyre, the story of a governess and her passionate love for her byronic employer, mr.
Widely considered a classic, it gave a new truthfulness to the victorian novel with its realistic portrayal of the inner life of a woman, noting her struggles with her natural desires and social condition. Currer bell, author of jane eyre, was the most soughtafterand most. It is through this female gothic language that bronte creates a heroine whose autobiographical mode of writing. The guide provides lists of online databases and web resources that focus on the humanities. Professor kathryn sutherland explores the ways in which behaviour and etiquette are closely monitored in the novels, and how characters must learn to be skilful readers of those around them. Yet to read the ending simply as a harmonious balancing of the book with jane. A journal for scholars and critics of language and literature 16 1980. A fan page started by a fan as there was no page when i looked for one. They have to be scholarly and official and not just a blog post, which is mostly what im finding. Mar 03, 2016 as we open jane eyre once more, a doubting woolf wrote in the common reader, we cannot stifle the suspicion that we shall find her world of imagination as antiquated, midvictorian, and.
List of books and articles about jane eyre online research library. Has the author written several articles on the topic, and do they have the credentials to be an expert in their field. This paper tackles jane eyre s journey to get belonging. Jane austen and social judgement the british library. Jane eyres quest for truth and identity scholar commons. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in jane eyre, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. These articles can range from an analysis of aspects of her works to analyzing different aspects of her life and the effects those aspects had on her writing or on the modern world.
Although the novel poses all of these questions, it doesnt didactically offer a single answer to any of them. She obeyed both her earthly master as well as her heavenly and understood her place in the sexual hierarchy. A teachers guide to the signet classics edition of charlotte brontes jane eyre 3 introduction jane eyre is a victorian novel that will enable students to authentically appreciate a womans quest for love and search for identity. Double gender, double genre in jane eyre and villette. An autobiography is a novel by english writer charlotte bronte.
The major task of the researcher is to discuss two major points. Jane eyre has received somewhat of a cult status in women. Janes resistance to male control, as scholars have noted, is vexed by the fact that both rochester and st. Role of social class in jane eyre english literature essay. Throughout the course of the story, the character of jane eyre acquires a vast array of classical knowledge and ladylike accomplishments, facilitating her transition from a lowly student to a highlyrespected teacher in true bildungsroman fashion. Discover librarianselected research resources on jane eyre from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines.
And yet it seems to provide something far more sustaining than the escapist fantasy of its illegitimate offspring, the mills and. Book of common prayer and administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the church according to the use of the united. Book opens easily for comfortable writing with ample margins for extra notations or doodling. In some cases, a reader can read inbetween the lines and gather additional information. Jane austens characters are continually watching, judging and gossiping about others and, in turn, are watched, judged and gossiped about. A primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. May 06, 2015 im writing a paper on foils in jane eyre and i need to have two secondary sources and i cant find any anywhere. Jane eyre searching for belonging academic journals. This version of jane eyre works in some novel twists that fit into the original plot, such as jane s pursuit of rochester and st. Ward, a 19thcentury british novelist and literary critic though much has been written about jane eyre, charlottes 1847 classic. Have other credible individuals referenced this source or author.
Jane eyre, like many women in her time, is economically devalued and socially marginalized, largely because of her gender, but also because of her lack of an independent source of wealth. The theme of social class and social rules in jane eyre. Jane eyre project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. It is the purpose of this article to explore implicit themes in the novel that, together with the pseudobiography, lift the love story to a work of a much. About jane eyre cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. This multidimensionality makes jane eyre a novel that rewards multiple readings.
The paper is not going to focus on these chronological phases in details or highlight on them. In this version of charlotte brontes great novel, jane eyre sorcha cusack is an independent and strongminded young woman who is hired by mr. Bound paperback book with 150 grayscale lined and numbered pages to fill any way you want. This squid ink classic edition of jane eyre includes the full text of the work plus mla style citations for scholarly secondary sources. Sep 23, 2006 jane eyre is a book into which generations of readers have escaped.
Symbolism in jane eyre research papers paper masters. Freud, hysteria, and jane eyre any academic theoryliterary criticism. Chapter i of the book jane eyre, by charlotte bronte is presented. Living in a society in which she has few options for earning a living when she is obliged to do so, and in which. Jane eyre humanities research guides at mount saint.
Mar 27, 2020 the guide provides lists of online databases and web resources that focus on the humanities. Jane eyre in all of its original splendor has been brought to readable classics. Using the central character, jane, as my main study, i decided to look at three stages of her life. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Im in the process of researching for an epq dissertation, and any articles would be extremely appreciated. Brocklehurst in terms of biblical archetype, to reveal the christianity in it, and to probe into charlotte brontes perspective on. And for modern scholars, its undercurrents of rage, motherlessness. If you are using more than one book in your essay, be sure to alphabetize your sources. Mla citations for jane eyre for the bibliography or workscited page, use your copy of jane eyre to locate the authors first and last name, the book title, city and year of publication, publisher and medium of publication. The conservative lady eastlake suggested that if the book was by a woman she had long forfeited the society of her own sex. First published in 1847, the book became a bestseller and established a platform for feminist writing in the nineteenth century.
George smith did not know it, but he was about to meet the worlds most famous author. Jane eyre and the 19thcentury woman the british library. Over the last 172 years, the book has become a touchstone for. While this source mainly talks of hatred in shirley and jane eyre, it can be assumed that hatred plays some sort of role in her other works as well. Jane eyre english research guides at mount saint mary. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. It might seem like sacrilege to question the small r romanticism of jane eyre, a story that centers on the obsessive love of a teenage governess and her decadesolder boss. Amazon prime members can score free reads through the prime reading program, which gives.
If human identity is determined by the politics of imperialism spivak 250, then romance between two individuals is as well. Freud, hysteria, and jane eyre any academic theory. Charlotte brontes novel jane eyre contains, in its opening pages, what is arguably. Im quite sure that your library has plenty of secondary sources on jane eyre. When jane eyre 1847 was published by charlotte bronte under the masculine pseudonym currer bell, it was received with great acclaim by some critics, and harsh criticism by others. Sorry, but jane eyre isnt the romance you want it to be jstor. While du maurier admitted to admiring brontes work, she never made any public mention of an intention to transform the classic novel in a modern context bertrandia. Jane eyre is best read with the gothic in mind, and this paper serves to illuminate the connections therein.