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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Edward Frederic Benson
The House of Defence - Volume I
Edward Frederic Benson
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2015
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The House of Defence - Volume II
Edward Frederic Benson
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2015
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Crescent and Iron Cross: The theories of the old and the new Turks-The end of the Armenian question -The question of Syria and Palestine...
Edward Frederic Benson
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2015
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Charlotte Bront A Biography by Edward Frederic Benson is a penetrating study of the iconic Victorian author, offering fresh insights into the creator of Jane Eyre and her extraordinary literary family. This meticulously researched work examines Bront 's constrained yet creatively explosive life at Haworth parsonage, her complex relationship with sisters Emily and Anne, and her groundbreaking contributions to feminist literature long before the term existed. Benson explores how Bront transformed personal tragedy including the deaths of her mother and siblings into novels that redefined women's voices in 19th century literature. The biography reveals her dual existence as a provincial governess and secret romantic poet ("Currer Bell"), her controversial friendship with Thackeray, and the stormy publication history of Jane Eyre, which shocked readers with its passionate first person narrative. For devotees of Victorian biography, this account stands out for its psychological depth, analyzing how Bront 's sheltered Yorkshire life paradoxically produced fiction of remarkable emotional range. Benson contextualizes her work within the broader Bront sisters phenomenon while spotlighting Charlotte's unique blend of realism and Gothic imagination.
Edward Frederic Bensons Charlotte Bront delivers a penetrating reassessment of the iconic novelist, challenging romanticized myths perpetuated by earlier biographies like Elizabeth Gaskells The Life of Charlotte Bront . Drawing extensively from Charlottes private letters many previously omitted or sanitized Benson reconstructs her complex persona: a woman of fierce intellect, artistic ambition, and contradictions. The narrative traces her evolution from the stifling isolation of Haworth Parsonage to literary fame, contextualizing Jane Eyre and Villette within her struggles against societal constraints and familial tragedies. Benson critiques Gaskells idealized portrait, exposing deliberate suppressions in her biography, such as Charlottes impassioned letters to Constantin H ger and her candid frustrations with Victorian gender norms. The book situates Charlotte within the Bront familys creative ferment, analyzing Emilys Wuthering Heights and Annes The Tenant of Wildfell Hall as parallel acts of rebellion. Chapters on the siblings pseudonymous publishing ventures and Branwells decline reveal the interplay between genius and dysfunction. Rich in literary analysis, the biography examines how Charlottes works subverted Gothic tropes to explore female agency and moral complexity. Benson also addresses controversies, including inaccuracies in Charlottes accounts of Emilys life and the ethical dilemmas of posthumous editorial decisions. The text aligns with categories like Literary Criticism, Victorian Literature, and Biographical Studies, offering scholars and enthusiasts a rigorously documented yet accessible reappraisal.
