646 pages
English language
Published 1996 by Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press.
This edition of Bronte's classic, based on the 1848 third edition, presents the novel along with five critical essays that read Jane Eyre from five contemporary critical perspectives. Each critical essay is accompanied by a succinct introduction to the history, principles, and practice of the critical perspective and by a bibliography that promotes further exploration of that approach.
In addition, the text and essays are complemented by an introduction providing biographical and historical contexts for Bronte and Jane Eyre, a survey of critical responses to the novel since its initial publication, and a glossary of critical and theoretical terms.
I am in absolute awe of this author. I don't care for the poems/stanza type works, but the stories are phenomenal! My favorite was Silently and Very Fast, but I must have bookmarked over 10 of them.
To give you an idea of how amazing she is, I had 130+ highlights. So. Good.
4.5 stars - too moved to write a proper review right away. [Prtf]
This book is very good, I can't exactly tell you why though. Perhaps it's because her inner dialogues seem so real as if I'm listening to Anne Frank instead. Or that Charlotte Bronte is way ahead of her time in early feminism. I also don't remember spotting any obvious and eyerolly tropes. Jane Eyre's thought processes were just a pleasure to listen to, especially when read by Thandie Newton!
In some parts of the book I found my focus wavering and I almost lost track of what is going on, but at other parts it was very interesting.
