Jane Eyre (originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë, published under the pen name "Currer Bell", on 16 October 1847, by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first American edition was published the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York. Jane Eyre is a Bildungsroman which follows the experiences of its eponymous heroine, including her growth to adulthood and her love for Mr. Rochester, the brooding master of Thornfield Hall.The novel revolutionised prose fiction by being the first to focus on its protagonist's moral and spiritual development through an intimate first-person narrative, where actions and events are coloured by a psychological intensity. Charlotte Brontë has been called the "first historian of the private consciousness", and the literary ancestor of writers like Proust and Joyce.The book contains elements of social criticism with a strong sense of Christian morality at its …
Jane Eyre (originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë, published under the pen name "Currer Bell", on 16 October 1847, by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first American edition was published the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York. Jane Eyre is a Bildungsroman which follows the experiences of its eponymous heroine, including her growth to adulthood and her love for Mr. Rochester, the brooding master of Thornfield Hall.The novel revolutionised prose fiction by being the first to focus on its protagonist's moral and spiritual development through an intimate first-person narrative, where actions and events are coloured by a psychological intensity. Charlotte Brontë has been called the "first historian of the private consciousness", and the literary ancestor of writers like Proust and Joyce.The book contains elements of social criticism with a strong sense of Christian morality at its core, and it is considered by many to be ahead of its time because of Jane's individualistic character and how the novel approaches the topics of class, sexuality, religion, and feminism. It, along with Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, is one of the most famous romance novels of all time.
This is not a book that I can recall ever reading before. I picked it up to read in preperation for reading The Eyre Affair with my local book group.
The first half of the book favorably reminded me of Pride & Prejudice. But then the second half seems to veer way off track to no apparent purpose. To a non-English Literature major, it feels like Ms. Brontë was in need of a better editor. shrug
My sister's favorite is Wunthering Heights. My favorite is Jane Eyre. She was the pink sister and I the blue. Jane Eyre is a book that fits me like a glove.
It really makes me think of the Bronte sisters.
My sister's favorite is Wunthering Heights. My favorite is Jane Eyre. She was the pink sister and I the blue. Jane Eyre is a book that fits me like a glove.
It really makes me think of the Bronte sisters.
Liked it well enough when I read it, but it was thoroughly forgettable.
I have been reading this every 5 years or so since the 7th grade. It is not as good as the first time, becuase I find Mr. Rochester to be more of a peevish pain in the ass then a romantic brooding type, but I still Love it.
