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.
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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.