Jane Eyre Reader Guide

A new Jane Eyre guide has been published by Continuum International Publishing Group:

Brontë's Jane Eyre
by Zoe Brennan

* Imprint: Continuum
* Series: Reader's Guides
* Pub. date: 21 Oct 2010
* ISBN: 9781847062611 (160 pages, paperback)
* ISBN: 9781847062604 (hardcover)

An accessible guide to Jane Eyre that explores its literary and historical contexts and discusses its critical reception.

Description

Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre is one of the most famous literary works of the nineteenth century and has inspired generations of students. This concise but comprehensive guide to the text introduces its contexts, language, reception and adaptation from its first publication to the present. It includes points for discussion, suggestions for further study and an annotated guide to relevant reading. This introduction to the text is the ideal companion to study, offering guidance on:

• Literary and historical context
• Language, style and form
• Reading the text
• Critical reception and publishing history
• Adaptation and interpretation
• Further reading

Table of Contents

1. Contexts \ 2. Language, Style and Form \ 3. Reading Jane Eyre \ 4. Critical Reception and Publishing History \ 5. Adaptation, interpretation and influence \ 6. Guide to Further Reading \ Index

Zoe Brennan is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of the West of England, UK.

A Wuthering Heights reading guide will be released in the same collection next year (see our sidebar for further details).

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