The Cambridge Companion to the Bront}}s [Paperback]

Essays by leading scholars explore the works of the three Bront? sisters.Essays by leading scholars explore the lives and tragic early deaths of the three Brontë sisters, sets two of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century--Charlotte's Jane Eyreand Emily's Wuthering Heights--in the context of the other prose and poetry of the sisters, and traces the reputation of the Brontës down to the present time. A detailed chronology and guides to further reading are provided, making this a volume indispensable for all those interested in the Brontës and their work.Essays by leading scholars explore the lives and tragic early deaths of the three Brontë sisters, sets two of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century--Charlotte's Jane Eyreand Emily's Wuthering Heights--in the context of the other prose and poetry of the sisters, and traces the reputation of the Brontës down to the present time. A detailed chronology and guides to further reading are provided, making this a volume indispensable for all those interested in the Brontës and their work.Essays by leading scholars explore the lives and tragic early deaths of the three Brontë sisters. They set two of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century :Charlotte's Jane Eyre and Emily's Wuthering Heights, in the context of the other prose and poetry of the sisters, and trace the reputation of the Brontës through history. A detailed chronology and guides to further reading are included.Chronology; Introduction Heather Glen; 1. The Haworth context Juliet Barker; 2. The Bront?s' childhood writings Carol Bock; 3. The poetry of the Bront?s Angela Leighton; 4. The Professor, Agnes Grey, and Wuthering Heights Stevie Davies; 5. Jane Eyre and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Jill Matus; 6. Shirley and Villette Heather Glen; 7. Ideology, personality, and the Bront? characters Rick Rylance; 8. Women writing and publishing Kate Flint; 9. The Bront?s and religiolƒC