Imperialism, Reform and the Making of Englishness in Jane Eyre

Thomas, S.

This new study demonstrates the precision of Brontë's historical setting of Jane Eyre . Thomas addresses the historical worlding of Brontë and her characters, mapping relations of genre and gender across the novel's articulation of questions of imperial history and relations, reform, racialization and the making of Englishness.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2008-04-30

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230554252

DOI: 10.1057/9780230583757

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 170