(FEMALE) DESIRE AND ROMANTIC ART IN ANNE BRONTË’S THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL
(FEMALE) DESIRE AND ROMANTIC ART IN ANNE BRONTË’S THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL
Author(s): Nóra Séllei Subject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara
Summary/Abstract: "Constructed for posteriority by Charlotte Brontë as “the baby” of the family (Myth n.d.:11), described by their friend Ellen Nussey as “dear, gentle Anne” (Smith 1993:x), Anne Brontë has always been problematically positioned relative to her sisters. The reasons for this are multiple: first, biographical criticism has made her “meek and mild” (like Blake’s “Lamb”); second, her work has always been evalutated as of lower quality compared to Charlotte’s and Emily’s literary output; thirdly, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall created quite a bit of a stir on publication (see, for example, Smith 1993:ix, or Sullivan [2005:online], who states that “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall attracted negative criticism for its subject matter; it was described as" [...]
Journal: Gender Studies
- Issue Year: 2009
- Issue No: 08
- Page Range: 10-26
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English