{"product_id":"the-brontes-in-context-hardback-9780521761864","title":"The Brontës in Context (Hardback) 9780521761864","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Brontës in Context\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrammed with information, The Brontës in Context shows how the Brontës' fiction interacts with the spirit of the time.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMarianne Thormählen (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521761864, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 November 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e426 pages, 29 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.74 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'General readers will enjoy it as much as Brontë students and fans, and its careful avoidance of anything too topical or controversial will keep it fresh for years. Thormählen's high quality contributors, assembly of reliable facts and data, pertinent commentary, maps, illustrations, splendid chronology and further reading lists make it everything that one could wish for.' Claire Harman, The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eVery few families produce one outstanding writer. The Brontë family produced three. The works of Charlotte, Emily and Anne remain immensely popular, and are increasingly being studied in relation to the surroundings and wider context that formed them. The forty-two new essays in this book tell 'the Brontë story' as it has never been told before, drawing on the latest research and the best available scholarship while offering new perspectives on the writings of the sisters. A section on Brontë criticism traces their reception to the present day. The works of the sisters are explored in the context of social, political and cultural developments in early-nineteenth-century Britain, with attention given to religion, education, art, print culture, agriculture, law and medicine. Crammed with information, The Brontës in Context shows how the Brontës' fiction interacts with the spirit of the time, suggesting reasons for its enduring fascination.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Marianne Thormählen\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Places, Persons and Publishing: 1. Haworth in the time of the Brontës Michael Baumber\u003cbr\u003e 2. Domestic life at Haworth Parsonage Ann Dinsdale\u003cbr\u003e 3. Northern-England locations associated with the Brontës' lives and works Ann Dinsdale\u003cbr\u003e 4. The father of the Brontës Dudley Green\u003cbr\u003e 5. A mother and her substitutes: Maria Brontë (née Branwell), Elizabeth Branwell and Margaret Wooler Bob Duckett\u003cbr\u003e 6. Patrick Branwell Brontë Victor A. Neufeldt\u003cbr\u003e 7. Charlotte Brontë Dinah Birch\u003cbr\u003e 8. Emily Brontë Lyn Pykett\u003cbr\u003e 9. Anne Brontë Maria Frawley\u003cbr\u003e 10. Friends, servants and a husband Stephen Whitehead\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Brontës' sibling bonds Drew Lamonica Arms\u003cbr\u003e 12. Juvenilia Christine Alexander\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Brussels experience Sue Lonoff\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Brontë correspondence Margaret Smith\u003cbr\u003e 15. Portraits of the Brontës Jane Sellars\u003cbr\u003e 16. The poetry of the Brontës Janet Gezari\u003cbr\u003e 17. Literary influences on the Brontës Sara J. Lodge\u003cbr\u003e 18. The Brontës' way into print Linda H. Peterson\u003cbr\u003e 19. Reading the Brontës: their first audiences Stephen Colclough\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Scholarship, Criticism, Adaptations and Translations: 20. Brontë biography: a survey of a genre Tom Winnifrith\u003cbr\u003e 21. Mid-nineteenth-century critical responses to the Brontës Miriam Elizabeth Burstein\u003cbr\u003e 22. Brontë scholarship and criticism, 1920–70 Herbert Rosengarten\u003cbr\u003e 23. Brontë scholarship and criticism, approx. 1970–2000 Sara J. Lodge\u003cbr\u003e 24. Current trends in Brontë criticism and scholarship Alexandra Lewis\u003cbr\u003e 25. Adaptations, prequels, sequels, translations Patsy Stoneman\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Historical and Cultural Contexts: 26. Religion David Jasper\u003cbr\u003e 27. The philosophical-intellectual context Stephen Prickett\u003cbr\u003e 28. Education Dinah Birch\u003cbr\u003e 29. Art and music Christine Alexander\u003cbr\u003e 30. Natural history Barbara T. Gates\u003cbr\u003e 31. Politics Simon Avery\u003cbr\u003e 32. Newspapers and magazines Joanne Shattock\u003cbr\u003e 33. Agriculture and industry Marianne Thormählen with Steven Wood\u003cbr\u003e 34. Transport and travel Edward Chitham\u003cbr\u003e 35. Law Ian Ward\u003cbr\u003e 36. Class Elizabeth Langland\u003cbr\u003e 37. Careers for middle-class women Elizabeth Langland\u003cbr\u003e 38. Marriage and family life Marianne Thormählen\u003cbr\u003e 39. Dress Birgitta Berglund\u003cbr\u003e 40. Sexuality Jill L. Matus\u003cbr\u003e 41. Physical health Janis McLarren Caldwell\u003cbr\u003e 42. Mental health Janis McLarren Caldwell\u003cbr\u003e Further reading\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20fiction,%20novelists%20\u0026amp;%20prose%20writers%20%5BDSK%5D%22\"\u003eDSK\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20c%201800%20to%20c%201900%20%20%5BDSBF%5D%22\"\u003eDSBF\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265014681880,"sku":"9780521761864","price":111.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521761864i.jpg?v=1692018925","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-brontes-in-context-hardback-9780521761864","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}