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Scholarly study presenting Anne Bronte’s life, influences, poetry, and major fiction within the context of women’s writing and the overlooked place of her authorship. Establishes how male-dominated criticism historically marginalized women writers, then frames this series’ purpose for reassessing their true influence. Early chapters analyze Anne Bronte’s personal formation, the shaping impact of “Acton Bell,” and the interpretive claims made by contemporary critics, with supporting materials and reference sections.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

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Pages180

Reading Time4 h 37 min

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Acknowledgements

Editors' Preface

1 Anne Bronte's Life: 'age and experience'

Contents

1 Anne Bronte's Life: 'age and experience'

2 Influences: 'Acton Bell is neither Currer nor Ellis Bell'

3 The Poems: 'pillars of witness'

4 Agnes Grey: 'all true histories contain instruction'

5 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: 'wholesome truths' versus 'soft nonsense'

6 Critics on Anne Bronte: a literary Cinderella'

The Other OneElizabeth Langland ANNE BRONTEThe Other One Women Writers General Editors:Eva Figes and Adele King Published titles: Sylvia Plath:Susan Bassnett Fanny Burney:Judy Simons Christina Stead:Diana Brydon Charlotte Bronte:Pauline Nestor Margaret Atwood:Barbara Hill Rigney Eudora Welty:Louise Westling Anne Bronte:Elizabeth Langland Forthcoming: Jane Austen:Meenakshi Mukherjee Elizabeth Barrett Browning:Majorie Stone Elizabeth Bowen:Phyllis Lassner Emily Bronte:Lyn Pykett Ivy Compton Burnett:Kathy Gentile Willa Cather:Susie Thomas Colette:Diana Holmes Emily Dickinson:Joan Kirkby George Eliot:Kristin Brady Mrs Gaskell:Jane Spencer Doris Lessing:Barbara Hill Rigney Katherine Mansfeld:Diane DeBell Christina Rossetti:Linda Marshall jean Rhys:Carol Rumens Stevie Smith:Catherine Civello Muriel Spark:Judith Sproxton Edith Wharton:Katherine Joslin-Jeske Women in Romanticism:Meena Alexander Virginia Woolf:Clare Hanson Further titles are in preparation Anne BronteThe Other One Elizabeth Langland CElizabeth Langland 1989 All rights reserved.No reproduction,copy or transmissionof this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced,copiedor transmitted save with written permission or in accordancewith the provisions of the Copyright Act 1956(as amended),o under the terms ofany licence permitting limited copyingissued by the Copyrigh Licensing Agency,33-4 Alfred Place,London WC1E7DP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation tothis publication may be liable to criminal prosecution andcivil claims for damages First published 1989 Published by MACMILLAN EDUCATION LTD Houndmills,Basingstoke,Hampshire RG212XSand London Companies and representativesthroughout the world British Library Cataloguing in Publication DataLangland,Elizabeth Anne Bronte:the other one.—(Womenwriters) 1.Fiction in English.Bronte,Anne,1820-1849.Critical studies I.Title II.Series823'.8 ISBN 978-0-333-42301-1 DOI10.1007/978-1-349-20058-0 ISBN 978-1-349-20058-0 (eBook) Contents AcknowledgementsEditors'Preface m 1 1 Anne Bronte's Life:‘age and experience' 2 Influences:'Acton Bell is neither Currer norEllis Bell'29 3 The Poems:‘pillars of witness' 61 4 Agnes Grey:‘all true histories contain instruction' 97 5 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall:'wholesome truths'versus 'soft nonsense'119 6 Critics on Anne Bronte:a literary Cinderella' 149 Note on TextsNotes 160 161 BibliographyIndex 166 169 To Deirdre and Edith Crosslandwho first introduced meto Yorkshire and Bronte country. # Acknowledgements I am grateful to my friends of long-standing in Yorkshirewho have shared and fostered my love of the Brontes formany years.I am particularly grateful to Edith Crosslandfor taking the time to drive me to Bronte houses,schools,and locales and to Deirdre Crossland for hosting me andorganising a trip to Scarborough to visit the sea and Anne'sgrave. I thank the University of Florida for grants enabling meto pursue research in England and Juliet R.V.Barker,Librarian/Curator of the Bronte Parsonage Museum,forfacilitating that research.I appreciate my students in Victorianliterature for sharing my enthusiasm for Anne Bronte;myparents,Joseph and Judith Langland,for encouraging thisproject;and my children,Erika and Peter,for listening withinterest to countless Bronte anecdotes.To my colleague,Alistair Duckworth,I owe a debt of gratitude for his carefulreading of the final manuscript.And for cheerfully readingdraft upon draft,I thank my husband,Jerald Jahn,whoseconstant support made my task even pleasant. # Editors'Preface The study of women's writing has been long neglected by amale critical establishment both in academic circles andbeyond.As a result,many women writers have either beenunfairly neglected or have been marginalised in some way,so that their true influence and importance has been

FAQs

What is the main purpose of this study series?

The series is designed to support a serious reassessment of women’s writing in light of modern understanding, correcting earlier neglect and marginalization.

Why does the editors' preface criticize traditional literary criticism?

It argues that male critical institutions long neglected women writers, accepting them only under terms that seemed false or simplistic to later women readers.

How does Chapter 1 propose readers should view Anne Bronte?

It states that Anne Bronte must be understood in relation to her more famous sisters, while also recognizing her distinct individuality and artistic approach.

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