The Brontës

Module code: EN7128

This module offers you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the fiction of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë. You'll extend your knowledge and understanding of the Brontës by thinking about their work analytically and critically in relation to the literary and historical contexts within which the sisters wrote and were received.

You'll be encouraged to pay attention to the differences between their writing as well as to their common ground, and to situate the novels in relation to women’s fiction at the period, issues of genre (e.g. gothic and realism) and thematic issues such as marriage, gender and sexuality, education, work and religion. We will also consider the power of the ‘Brontë myth’ in relation to biography, the heritage industry and criticism of the novels.