168 research outputs found
Emily Brontë : the mind of a visionary
No full textBibliography: leaves 216-226.This dissertation is an investigation of the visionary and philosophical aspects of Emily Brontë's works. The first five chapters deal with the visionary process such as visions, spirit guides, dreams, imagination, encounters with the darker side of the self and a union with the divine. There is considerable evidence of these mystical avenues in both her poetry and in Wuthering Heights which have been explored. It is shown how Emily Brontë's mysticism is a direct result of personal experiences which augment her reputation as one of the leading mystics in the world of literature. There are however tensions in her works, such as the cynicism of her own intellect in accepting the visionary experiences as authentic and periods of suffering when her faith is tested. These tensions have been considered within the context of her mystical encounters and philosophy. The remaining four chapters deal with the philosophy of Emily Brontë per se. Her beliefs in respect of heaven and hell, mercy and justice, power and survival, and pantheism are considered in depth. It is argued that she is an unorthodox thinker who does not believe in an eternal hell and that she has drawn inspiration for this idea from Frederick Maurice and Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is also shown how issues of power have been of interest to her from a young age and how this needs to be integrated within her philosophy. To the writer power needs to be tempered by compassion if it is to be of use to society or the individual. Her pantheistic spirit is also investigated and related to the mystical ideas
Charlotte Bronte: The Evolution of Her Heroes
No full textCharlotte Bronte, through her novels The Professor (published posthumously in 1857), Jane Eyre (1847) and Villette (1853), attempted to resolve the issues she faced as a plain, unmarried, independent-thinking woman in the nineteenth century. As each story is told the author takes another step toward defining her ideal of love and coming to terms with what she was not given by her father Patrick, brother Branwell, and first love M. Heger. William Crimsworth, Edward Rochester and M. Paul Emmanuel have much in common with the men in Bronte's life, yet these similarities end when they overcome their selfishness, egotism, and weakness to win the women they love. The heroes transform for love and in the process grow to be better men that deserve the heroines' love and devotion as well as becoming the ideal man Bronte longed for.SUNY BrockportEnglishMaster of Arts (MA)English Master’s These
The Survival of Fransaskois Identity
No full textThe term Fransaskois refers to French Canadians living in the province of Saskatchewan. The Fransaskois are a small, declining minority and are, therefore, very much absent from public consciousness. Nevertheless, those who share this Fransaskois identity hold great pride in their belonging and persist in subscribing to this cultural community despite the lack of French culture in the wider society. It is important to study the Fransaskois cultural community to bring awareness to this widely unknown facet of Saskatchewanian and French-Canadian history. This paper argues that despite being dispersed across a vast, rural area and surrounded by Anglo-Canadian culture, Fransaskois identity has been preserved through strong community connections and organizations. The Fransaskois community has fought for cultural survival and control over their affairs through individual political action and unity under organizations and governance structures. First, this paper analyzes the changes in Saskatchewan’s language laws to understand how legislation, in turn, impacts individuals. Next, it examines the creation of unified Fransaskois groups to serve as democratic governing bodies and political negotiators. Finally, this paper focuses on education as one policy area that the Fransaskois have devoted considerable focus to and prioritized as an element of cultural preservation
Graphical and Grammatical Means of Expressing Emotions in Novels Sh. Bronte and E. Bronte
No full textУ статті проаналізовані графічні та граматичні засоби вираження емоцій у романах Шарлоти Бронте «Джейн Ейр», «Ширлі», «Вільєтт» та Емілі Бронте «Буремний перевал». Емоції все частіше досліджують у лінгвістиці, оскільки автор завжди передає емоції своїх героїв у художніх творах. Автори використовують різні мовні засоби вираження емоцій, а саме: лексичні, лексико-стилістичні, графічні, граматичні. Графічні засоби вираження емоцій представлені в романах переважно капіталізацією. Граматичні засоби поділяють на морфологічні та синтаксичні. Морфологічні представлені модальними дієсловами, а синтаксичні – окличними реченнями. Наше дослідження дало змогу встановити, що в романах сестер Бронте графічні та граматичні засоби вираження емоцій займають не перше місце серед мовних засобів, але привертають особливу увагу до їх вивчення. The article analyzed the graphical and grammatical means of expressing emotions in Bronte sisters’ novels. Emotions are increasingly studied in linguistics, as the author always represents the emotions of his characters in novels. The authors use different linguistic means of expressing emotions, namely lexical, lexical-stylistic, grammatical and graphical. Graphical means of expressing emotions presented in the novels using capitalization. Grammatical are divided into morphological and syntactical. Modal verbs are morphological and syntactic – exclamatory sentences. Active research made it possible to establish that in Bronte sisters’ novels, graphical and grammatical means of expressing emotions do not occupy the first place among expressive means, but attract attention to their study
A Discourse Analysis of Lexical Cohesion In The Novel ‘Jane Eyre’ By Charlotte Bronte
No full textThe aims of this research were to describe the reiteration and to know the collocation in the novel ‗Jane Eyre‘ by Charlotte Bronte and it was analyzed by using the descriptive method. It was to indicate the lexical cohesion. This research described the methods which commonly consisted of two techniques, namely data collection and data analysis. Data collection consisted of the text of the novel Jane Eyre‘ by Charlotte Bronte and data analysis consisted of the tables of cohesive items through the novel, 80 sentences taken from the first chapter. The results of this study found out that there were two types of lexical cohesion, namely reiteration and collocation. It could be seen in the novel Jane Eyre‘ by Charlotte Bronte that there were 4 kinds of reiteration which had found, they were 5 items of repetition, 17 items of synonym, 4 items of superordinate, and 6 items of general word. Besides, there were 6 items of collocation. So that, the writer concluded that the author (Charlotte Bronte) mostly used synonym to avoid repetition in her novel especially in the first chapter under the title Gateshead. Meanwhile, this result hopefully would motivate the people to learn about discourse analysis moreover to know about lexical cohesion itself
The Philosophy of Life Reflected in The Poetry of Emily Jane Bronte and Christina Georgina Rossetti
No full textThe writer of this thesis became interested in the poetry of Christina Georgina Rossetti through the study of The Blessed Damozel,” a poem by her brother Dante Gabriel. After receiving some helpful suggestions from her adviser, the writer decided to make a rather thorough and careful study of Miss Rossetti\u27s poems. In the meantime, the adviser, Dr. Myrta E. McGinnis, head of the English Department, selected Dr. Clarice Short as director and guide for the study. Dr. Clarice Short suggested that the writer make an additional study of the poetry of Emily Jane Bronte to ascertain likenesses and unlikeness in the two poets, thereby making it a comparative study. After utilizing every available source in Forsyth Library to gain knowledge about the two poets and after a rapid reading of the poems of these two women, the writer decided upon making a comparative study of the religion or philosophy of life of Emily Jane Bronte and Christina Georgina Rossetti through the medium of their literary works. In pursuing this study, the author read practically all the poems of Emily Jane Bronte and Christina Georgina Rossetti. During a rapid reading of the poems, she selected for a more detailed and thorough study those poems of each poet which seemed to be pertinent to and illustrative of the proposed problem. As far as the writer could learn, there are not many graduate students who have written theses on these two poets. In consulting the lists of theses available in Forsyth Library, the author found that Miss Wilhelmina Rose Schreiner wrote a thesis in 1937 entitled : The Criticism of Emily Bronte, 11 and Miss Mary Louise McCluskey on Christina G. Rossetti: The Development of her Character and its Effect on her Poetry in 1941. Both of these studies were made at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1931, Miss Eleanor Walter Thomas wrote a doctoral dissertation: Christina Rossetti at Columbia University
Charlotte Bronte\u27S Novels: The Artistry Of Their Construction
No full textCharlotte Bronte is a conscious artist, avare of the demand of the novel form. In her four novels she demonstrates her understanding of the principles of organic unity. Each novel is based on a different pattern, but each achieves unity and coherence through the author\u27s conscious use of structure, language, and theme.
The Professor (written in 1846-1847, published posthumously in 1857), though highly structured, seems the least expertly handled of her novels. Overly romantic, it holds rigidly to a predetermined three-part division, a triple emphasis which the author carries to the extreme. Her conscious attention to structure, however, indicates that she senses the need for such organized unity. Her handling of the extended metaphor shows her latent skill
DE-NORMALISASI SISTEM KEKUASAAN PADA NOVEL THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL KARYAANNE BRONTE
No full textThis study intends to describe how did the forms of de-normalization of
power system that occurred and why the author tried to explain the de-normalization
of power system through TToWH novel by Anne Bronte. Therefore, the purpose of
this study were to reveal the form of de-normalization of power committed by female
character in the novel of TToWH and reveals why the author, Anne Bronte, tried to
explain the de-normalization of the power system is considered normal at the
Victoria's Era. To answer these questions, the study was conducted by using the
concept of normalization and the power written by Foucault to gain freedom and
away from all forms of oppression. Knowledge that subsequently can create the
power and it can create de-normalization of the power system that is considered
normal at the Victoria's Era so it created the equal rights between women and men .
Based on this study, it can be concluded. First, there are some forms of the de normalization of the power system done by the main female character
The Outward Female Vision: The Struggle Against Enclosure in the Novels of Charlotte Bronte
No full textThe good of Villette in my opinion Miss is a very fine style; and a remarkably happy way (which few female authors possess) of carrying a metaphor logically through to its conclusion. And it amuses me to read the author’s naive confession of being in love with 2 men at the same time; and her readiness to fall in love at any time.l So begins William Makepeace Thackeray’s letter about Villette and its author Charlotte Bronte (1816-55), "the poor little woman of genius," "the fiery little eager brave tremulous homely-faced creature."2 While Thackeray twice praises Bronte for her style and an enjoyable novel in his responses to Jane Eyre3 and Villette, in his later review he assumes a more condescending, paternalistic tone. Although in 1847 he correctly identifies the author of Jane Eyre as a woman, he does not center his assessment of the novel on her female nature. But in speaking of Villette to Lucy Baxter in 1853, Thackeray notes that he "can read a great deal of [Bronte's] life in her book, and see [s] that rather than have fame, rather than any other earthly good . . . she wants some Tomkins or another to love her and be in love with.
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