Bluebeard Gothic : Jane Eyre and its Progeny /

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Using psychoanalysis as the primary model of textual analysis, Bluebeard Gothic focuses on the conjunction of religion, sacrifice, and scapegoating to provide an original interpretation of a canonical and frequently-studied text.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pyrhönen, Heta, 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2010]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Bluebeard > (Legendary character)
Bluebeard > (Legendary character) > In literature.
Brontë, Charlotte, > 1816-1855. > Jane Eyre.
Jane Eyre (Brontë, Charlotte)
Scapegoat in literature.
Sacrifice in literature.
Religion in literature.
Literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Bouc emissaire dans la litterature.
Sacrifice dans la litterature.
Religion dans la litterature.
Critiques litteraires.
Literary criticism.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Jane Eyre as a 'Bluebeard' tale
  • Testifying to Bluebeard's atrocities : the woman (author) as witness
  • Romance, perversion, and Bluebeard gothic
  • Faith, ritual, and sacrifice : rewriting the religious foundation of Jane Eyre
  • Farewell, Charlotte Brontë! Angela Carter's 'Bluebeard' tales and the anxiety of influence
  • Conclusion : a way out.

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