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Women's search for independence in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre / Claudia Durst Johnson, editor.

Contributor(s): Series: Social issues in literaturePublication details: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2011.Description: viii, 244 p. : ill. ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780737754506 (lib. bdg.) :
  • 0737754508 (lib. bdg.) :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PR4167.J5 W66 2011
Contents:
The fight for independence as student, governess, and writer / Herbert J. Rosengarten -- The Bronte ̈sisters at Cowan Bridge School / Elizabeth Gaskell -- Female independence as central theme in Jane Eyre / Inga-Stina Ewbank -- Vision and power in Jane Eyre / Peter J. Bellis -- Parallels between colonialism and female oppression / Susan L. Meyer -- The harem slave and Rochester and Jane / Joyce Zonana -- From patriarchy to matriarchy / Nancy Pell -- Balancing romance and independence / Jean Wyatt -- Romance is not compatible with freedom / Melodie Monahan -- Sexual awakening and freedom / John Maynard -- Religion as a tool of justification / Margaret Howard Blom -- Class restrictions on Jane's independence / Terry Eagleton -- Revolution with an undertone of conservatism / Parama Roy -- Finding independence and embracing feminism / Rosanna Eang -- The case against marriage / Jessica Bennett and Jesse Ellison -- A matriarchal society is not imminent / Katha Pollitt -- Women must take ownership of their finances / Suze Orman.
Holdings
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Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection PR 4167 .J5 W66 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5111256

The fight for independence as student, governess, and writer / Herbert J. Rosengarten -- The Bronte ̈sisters at Cowan Bridge School / Elizabeth Gaskell -- Female independence as central theme in Jane Eyre / Inga-Stina Ewbank -- Vision and power in Jane Eyre / Peter J. Bellis -- Parallels between colonialism and female oppression / Susan L. Meyer -- The harem slave and Rochester and Jane / Joyce Zonana -- From patriarchy to matriarchy / Nancy Pell -- Balancing romance and independence / Jean Wyatt -- Romance is not compatible with freedom / Melodie Monahan -- Sexual awakening and freedom / John Maynard -- Religion as a tool of justification / Margaret Howard Blom -- Class restrictions on Jane's independence / Terry Eagleton -- Revolution with an undertone of conservatism / Parama Roy -- Finding independence and embracing feminism / Rosanna Eang -- The case against marriage / Jessica Bennett and Jesse Ellison -- A matriarchal society is not imminent / Katha Pollitt -- Women must take ownership of their finances / Suze Orman.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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