Agnes Grey - Brossura

Bronte, Anne

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486451216 ISBN 13: 9780486451213

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2006

Riassunto

In her daring first novel, the youngest Brontë sister drew upon her own experiences to tell the unvarnished truth about life as a governess. Like Agnes Grey, Anne Brontë was a young middle-class Victorian lady whose family fortunes had faltered. Like so many other unmarried women of the nineteenth century, Brontë accepted the only "respectable" employment available--and entered a world of hardship, humiliation, and loneliness.
Written with a realism that shocked critics, this biting social commentary offers a sympathetic portrait of Agnes and a moving indictment of her brutish and haughty employers. Separated from her family and friends by many miles, paid little more than subsistence wages, Agnes stands alone--both in society at large and in a household where she is neither family member nor servant. Agnes Grey remains a landmark in the literature of social history. In addition to its challenge to the era's chauvinism and materialism, it features a first-person narrative that offers a rare opportunity to hear the voice of a Victorian working woman.

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Contenuti:

I. The Parsonage II. First Lessons in the Art of Instruction III. A Few More Lessons IV. The Grandmamma V. The Uncle VI. The Parsonage Again VII. Horton Lodge VIII. The "Coming Out" IX. The Ball X. The Church XI. The Cottagers XII. The Shower XIII. The Primroses XIV. The Rector XV. The Walk XVI. The Substitution XVII. Confessions XVIII. Mirth and Mourning XIX. The Letter XX. The Farewell XXI. The School XXII. The Visit XXIII. The Park XXIV. The Sands XXV. Conclusion

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Book by Bronte Anne

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• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0486451216
• ISBN 13: 9780486451213
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 153