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" Imperialism, reform, and the making of Englishness in Jane Eyre / "
Sue Thomas.
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BL
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1006569
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b760939
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Thomas, Sue,1955-
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Imperialism, reform, and the making of Englishness in Jane Eyre /\ Sue Thomas.
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Basingstoke [England] ;New York :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2008.
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xi, 170 pages ;; 23 cm
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0230554253
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: 023058375X
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: 9780230554252
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: 9780230554252
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: 9780230583757
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 130-164) and index.
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| Contents
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Christianity and the state of slavery -- The tropical extravagance of Bertha Mason -- Monstrous martyrdom and the 'overshadowing tree' of philanthropy -- The ferment of restlessness -- Playing Jane Eyre at the Victoria Theatre in 1848 -- An 1859 Caribbean perspective on Jane Eyre.
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"In a famous passage from Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre, Jane Eyre identifies herself with 'millions' in 'ferment', 'in silent revolt against their lot'. Elsewhere, she compares herself to a missionary preaching liberty to the enslaved, helping them secure their freedom. Her imagination is shaped by historical events, and yet Bronte is usually thought to be careless about dates and historical markers in Jane Eyre. In this groundbreaking study, Sue Thomas convincingly dates the action and setting of the novel, and analyses the worldly consciousness of Bronte's characters and of Bronte herself. She addresses the articulation of questions of imperial history and relations, reform, racialization, and the making of Englishness in the novel. Her examination of an 1848 stage adaptation of Jane Eyre for a predominantly working-class audience and of an 1859 Caribbean reworking of the novel illuminate the limits of Bronte's social imaginary."--Jacket.
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Brontë, Charlotte,1816-1855., Jane Eyre.
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Brontë-- Charlotte-- 1816-1855-- Jane Eyre.
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Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855, Jane Eyre
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Brontë, Charlotte., Jane Eyre.
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Imperialism in literature.
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National characteristics, English, in literature.
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Imperialism in literature.
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Imperialism in literature.
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National characteristics, English, in literature.
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National characteristics, English, in literature.
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Jane Eyre (Brontë, Charlotte)
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| Dewey Classification
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823/.8
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PR4167.J5T56 2008
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HL 2045rvk
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