This collection includes twenty essays that will help bring new dimensions to classroom instruction of Charlotte Bronte's most taught work. Contributors discuss Bronte's milieu and biography; the influence of Christianity, fairy tales, and gothic fiction on her works; the themes of the novel and its social and political implications; its film and stage adaptations; relevant art works (paintings…
Now at seventy-three volumes, this popular MLA series (ISSN 1059-1133) addresses a broad range of literary texts. Each volume surveys teaching aids and critical material and brings together essays that apply a variety of perspectives to teaching the text. Upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, student teachers, education specialists, and teachers in all humanities disciplines will fin…