Pyrhönen, Heta.

Bluebeard gothic : Jane Eyre and its progeny / Heta Pyrhönen. - Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2010 - 1 online resource (viii, 277 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Jane Eyre as a 'Bluebeard' tale -- Testifying to Bluebeard's atrocities : the woman (author) as witness -- Romance, perversion, and Bluebeard gothic -- Faith, ritual, and sacrifice : rewriting the religious foundation of Jane Eyre -- Farewell, Charlotte Brontë! Angela Carter's 'Bluebeard' tales and the anxiety of influence -- Conclusion : a way out.

Using psychoanalysis as the primary model of textual analysis, Bluebeard Gothic focuses on the conjunction of religion, sacrifice, and scapegoating to provide an original interpretation of a canonical and frequently-studied text.

9781442686748 144268674X

22573/ctt2k0gqg JSTOR




Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855. Jane Eyre.
Bluebeard (Legendary character) --In literature.


Religion in literature.
Sacrifice in literature.
Scapegoat in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.


Literary criticism.
Electronic books.

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