The Oxford Companion to the Brontės - Brossura

Alexander, Christine

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ISBN 10: 0198614322 ISBN 13: 9780198614326

Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

Riassunto

The works of Anne, Charlotte, and Emily Brontė are among the best-known in English literature. From the masterly fusion of romance and realism in Wuthering Heights to the passion and drama of Jane Eyre, the works of these three sisters have captured the hearts and imagination of readers everywhere. Their tragic, real-life stories only contribute to the timeless attraction to these three brilliant writers. With The Oxford Companion to the Brontės, Christine Alexander and Margaret Smith provide a comprehensive volume about the lives, works, and reputations of the Brontė sisters, together with their father, Patrick, an author in his own right, and their brother, Branwell who, along with his sister Charlotte, created the imaginary world of Angria. This authoritative guide is organized in an easy-to-use A-Z format, offers extensive cross-referencing, and provides chronologies of the sisters' work, including a list of juvenilia, first line of poems and Brontė art, as well as maps and illustrations for quick, easy study and further research. In addition, the authors offer insight into the publishing history, biographical studies, collectors and museums, book illustrations, and theoretical and critical approaches to the Brontės' writing. The Oxford Companion to the Brontės is a unique and fascinating guide that will appeal to all lovers of English literature.

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Recensione:

'wonderfully detailed' (Christopher Hirst and Christina Patterson, Independent)

'This book is a must....A treasure trove of a book' (Brian Maye, Irish Times)

L'autore:

Christine Alexander is Professor of English at the University of New South Wales. Her books include the multi-volume Edition of the Early Writings of Charlotte Brontė, The Art of the Brontės, and the British Academy prize-winning book The Early Writings of Charlotte Brontė. She has also published widely on gothic literature, Jane Austen, critical editing, literary juvenilia, and landscape gardening, and has recently co-edited The Child Writer from Austen to Woolf. ; Margaret Smith is Honorary Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Research in Arts and Social Science, University of Birmingham, and a Vice-President of the Brontė Society. She has edited many of the Brontės' works, including The Professor, Jane Eyre, Shirley, Villette, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, and The Letters of Charlotte Brontė.

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• Editore: Oxford University Press, USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0198614322
• ISBN 13: 9780198614326
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 642