Name: Shirley
SKU: 18072672
Price: 8.34 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Brontë, Charlotte ; Minogue, Sally ; Minogue, Sally
ISBN: 9781853260643

Type

Physical Book

Author

Introduction by

Edited by

Publisher

Year

1993

Language

English

Pages

528

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.3x12.7x2.8 cm

Weight

0.34 kg.

ISBN

1853260649

ISBN13

9781853260643

Synopsis "Shirley"

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 Brontës 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, Brontë challenges convention, exploring the limitations of social justice whilst telling not one but two love stories.

Charlotte Bronte

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(Thornton, 1816 - Haworth, 1855) British writer, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters (Charlotte, Emily, and Anne) and the only one who enjoyed popularity during her lifetime thanks to Jane Eyre (1847), a novel that established her in the literary world. Daughter of the Anglican pastor Patrick Brontë, Charlotte Brontë lived with her family for most of her childhood, amidst that rugged and desolate landscape that would reappear as the backdrop of the fantastic and romantic episodes of her novels and those of her sister Emily.

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