Bronte Charlotte - Shirley - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: With an Introduction and Notes by Sally Minogue The Shirley of the title is a woman of independent means; her friend Caroline is not. Both struggle with what a woman's role is and can be. Their male counterparts - Louis the powerless tutor and Robert his cloth - manufacturing brother - also stand at odds to society's expectations. The novel is set in a period of social and political ferment featuring class disenfranchisement the drama of Luddite machine - breaking and the divisive effects of the Napoleonic Wars. But Charlotte Bront's particular strength lies in exploring the hidden psychological drama of love loss and the quest for identity. Personal and public agitation are brought together against the dramatic backdrop of her native Yorkshire. As always Bront challenges convention exploring the limitations of social justice whilst telling not one but two love stories.
Title: Shirley
Author(s): Bronte Charlotte
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Barcode: 9781853260643
Pages: 528 Pages
Publication Date: 8/5/1993
Series: Wordsworth Classics
(Editor: Carabine, Dr Keith (University of Kent at Canterbury))
Category: Classic Fiction