These are the contents of the latest issue of J-Stage ブロンテ・スタディーズ (Brontë Studies):
Rina IderaAdrienne Rich says that Jane, with nothing to rely on, is looking for "whatever strands of human warmth she can cling to" (Rich 471). The importance of this metaphor lies in that, in general, Jane's story moves forward with the separation from a motherly figure she loves. And, in terms of bodily gesture, Jane almost always tries to keep her beloved one close to her by clinging to their neck, though in vain. In Jane Eyre, there is an unmistakable correlation between this "clinging" and the "neck" of the other person, as can be seen in the way a child hugs a parent. In this essay, I will confirm that this clinging gesture is a motif that articulates the plot of the work. This motif represents the forlorn situation and psychological crisis of Jane, who is starving for her mother's love. By focusing on the metaphor of the "chain" around the neck in the relationship between Rochester and Jane, I reconsider Jane's happy ending from an aspect that has not yet been properly emphasized. Finally, by comparing Jane with Bertha, I will show the far-reaching significance of these closely-related metaphors.Yukari OdaDiane Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale is studded with the essences of novels by the Brontë sisters, Emily's Wuthering Heights and Charlotte's Jane Eyre. "Loss" and "loneliness" in The Thirteenth Tale show strong relations to the sisters' novels, and they exist in the Setterfield's novel more intensely. This suggests that the essences of Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre emphasize the characters' emotions and create a tense atmosphere in the Setterfield's work. Also, the "fire" in The Thirteenth Tale reminds us of the one in Jane Eyre because it is caused by a "mad woman." In both novels, the heroine's problem of worries, the mad woman, remains after the fire in some form, but the anxiety in the Setterfield's novel becomes more concrete and unescapable. The fire in Jane Eyre, thus, has gained a new significance in The Thirteenth Tale. Further, with their essences, the sisters' novels symbolize the "past" in the Setterfield's novel, as novels in the past, and illustrate how the characters struggle with the past. However, The Thirteenth Tale itself links the past and present. To realize that, the Brontë sisters' novels play quite essential parts in the Setterfield's novel.Masako IshiiIn Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights, one of the protagonists, Heathcliff, transforms from a faithful admirer of Catherine to a vengeful 'devil' after his beloved Catherine's marriage to Edgar and her following death. The world of Wuthering Heights seems godless and lawless. Heathcliff, a cunning brute like an invincible devil, tries to mercilessly destroy his enemies, Hindley Earnshaw and his son, Edgar Linton and his sister and daughter. Many critics posit that only the loss of his vengeful will and his ensuing death save the second generation, Hareton and young Catherine, from suffering further tragedy. This may be accurate, but it overlooks that, even in his lifetime, Heathcliffs vengeance is not fully realised because of his human aspects: his love and sympathy, his loneliness and his lack of legal knowledge. Heathcliff is greatly in-consistent as a fiendish avenger, and this article examines Brontë's elaborate plot, focusing on her deep insight into complex human nature and relations.)Introduction Heathcliff, an orphan with an unknown history, is a devilishly sadistic brute, especially after his beloved Catherine betrays him by marrying Edgar Linton because of his wealth and status. He deprives Hareton, the son of Hindley, who suppressed him, of proper education and demotes him to becoming a farm labourer. He seduces Isabella, Edgar's sister, and forces Catherine's daughter, her namesake, to marry his son, Linton, thinking that it secures his ownership
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