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BL
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564721
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b393940
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| Main Entry
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Thormählen, Marianne,1949-
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| Title & Author
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The Brontës and religion /\ Marianne Thormählen.
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1 online resource (x, 287 pages) :: digital, PDF file(s)
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| ISBN
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9780511484957 (ebook)
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9780521661553 (hardback)
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9780521604574 (paperback)
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| Notes
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
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| Abstract
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This is the first full-length study of religion in the fiction of the Brontës. Drawing on extensive knowledge of the Anglican church in the nineteenth century, Marianne Thormählen shows how the Brontës' familiarity with the contemporary debates on doctrinal, ethical and ecclesiastical issues informs their novels. Divided into four parts, the book examines denominations, doctrines, ethics and clerics in the work of the Brontës. The analyses of the novels clarify the constant interplay of human and Divine love in the development of the novels. While demonstrating that the Brontës' fiction usually reflects the basic tenets of Evangelical Anglicanism, the book emphasises the characteristic spiritual freedom and audacity of the Brontës. Lucid and vigorously written, it will open up new perspectives for Brontë specialists and enthusiasts alike on a fundamental aspect of the novels greatly neglected in recent decades.
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Brontë, Charlotte,1816-1855-- Religion.
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Brontë, Emily,1818-1848-- Religion.
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Brontë, Anne,1820-1849-- Religion.
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Christianity and literature-- England-- History-- 19th century.
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English fiction-- Women authors-- History and criticism.
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English fiction-- 19th century-- History and criticism.
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Women and literature-- England-- History-- 19th century.
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Christian fiction, English-- History and criticism.
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Theology in literature.
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Clergy in literature.
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| LC Classification
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PR4169.T47 1999eb
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| Parallel Title
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The Brontës & Religion.
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