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Imperialism, Reform, and the Making of Englishness in Jane Eyre /

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This new study demonstrates the precision of Brontë's historical setting of Jane Eyre . Thomas addresses the historical worlding of Brontë and her characters, mapping relations of genre and gender across the novel's articulation of questions of imperial history and relations, reform, racia...

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Main Author: Thomas, Sue (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Subjects:
Literature.
British and Irish Literature.
Fiction.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
Modern History.
Nineteenth-Century Literature.
British literature.
History, Modern.
Imperialism.
Literature, Modern > 19th century.
Great Britain > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This new study demonstrates the precision of Brontë's historical setting of Jane Eyre . Thomas addresses the historical worlding of Brontë and her characters, mapping relations of genre and gender across the novel's articulation of questions of imperial history and relations, reform, racialization and the making of Englishness.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 170 pages)
ISBN:9780230583757
DOI:10.1057/9780230583757