Jane Eyre: Fairytale and realism
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- Professor John Bowen explains how Charlotte Brontë combines fairytale, Gothic techniques and realism to give Jane Eyre its unique power. Filmed at the Brontë Parsonage, Haworth.
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I' would be pleased to listen to a good lecture about suspense, supernatural and mistery in Jane Eyre.
I didn't really love the book but this beautiful analysis makes me appreciate it more!
There's also a similarity to Eliza Parson's The Castle of Wolfenbach, in where the main protagonist, Matilda discovers Victoria, the countess, locked up in the tower but instead forms a friendship with her.
The strange thing in that Jane is only removed from being suitable in social status to Rochester by one generation. Her mother would have been suitable and probably was of a similar age to Bertha, whom he did marry. If one unfortunate marriage could remove the child from the "marriage market," no wonder there was so much pressure to make advantageous marriages.
I'm rather surprised this needs to be pointed out, but I am glad someone has mentioned it. Jane Eyre is firmly based in realism, but the old tales are always there to influence the characters.
Perfect background music!
Love all those books romance at its hights.
What?! I think JE is more like Beauty and the Beast.
Wuthering Heights was more like Beauty and the Best.
@@micaylab1 depends which version. The original where beast is polite and gentlemanly is more Jane Eyre.
Difficult to hear! The flat voice and the music...
Love all those books romance at its hights.