Villette
(Book)
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Published:
Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
xxxv, 662 pages ; 20 cm.
Lexile measure:
700L
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Description
Villette, by Charlotte Bronte, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: - New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars - Biographies of the authors - Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events - Footnotes and endnotes - Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work - Comments by other famous authors - Study questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations - Bibliographies for further reading - Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences-biographical, historical, and literary-to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works. Charlotte Brontë's last and most autobiographical novel, Villette explores the inner life of a lonely young Englishwoman, Lucy Snowe, who leaves an unhappy existence in England to become a teacher in the capital of a fictional European country. Drawn to the school's headmaster, Lucy must face the pain of unrequited love and the question of her place in society. For Villette, Brontë drew upon her own experiences ten years earlier, when she studied in Brussels and developed an unreciprocated passion for her married teacher. The novel also reflects her devastating sense of loss and isolation after the deaths of her beloved brother and sisters, and her confusion and conflicts over the fame she achieved for having written Jane Eyre. But despite Brontë's heartsick inspiration for the novel, and the grief that haunts its heroine, Villette is a story of triumph, in which Lucy Snowe comes to understand and appreciate her own strength and value. Celebrated by George Eliot and Virginia Woolf for its strikingly modern psychological depth and examination of women's roles, Villette is now recognized as Charlotte Brontë's masterpiece, surpassing even Jane Eyre. Laura Engelis Assistant Professor in the English Department at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, where she specializes in eighteenth-century British literature and drama.
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FIC BRONTE
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0192834339
Lexile measure:
700
Notes
General Note
Reprint of the 1984 Clarendon Press ed., with a new introd., which reprinted the text of the 1853 1st ed., emended after collation with the manuscript, surviving proof-sheets, author-corrected copy, and the posthumous 2nd ed.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxix]-xxxii).
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APA Citation (style guide)
Brontë, C., Rosengarten, H., & Smith, M. (1998). Villette. Oxford [England] ; New York, Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855, Herbert. Rosengarten and Margaret Smith. 1998. Villette. Oxford [England] ; New York, Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855, Herbert. Rosengarten and Margaret Smith, Villette. Oxford [England] ; New York, Oxford University Press, 1998.
MLA Citation (style guide)Brontë, Charlotte, et al. Villette. Oxford [England] ; New York, Oxford University Press, 1998.
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