Charlotte Bronte and Sexuality (Paperback, 1st)

Preface; Introduction: The worlds of Victorian sexuality; 1. Coming of age in the nineteenth century; 2. Charlotte on the couch: the perils of posthumous analysis; 3. Exploring sexuality: life in the world below; 4. Problematics of a sexual success story: The Professor; 5. Sexual awakening in the romance world: Jane Eyre; 6. Bronte and her society: censorship and sexual literature; 7. Women, society and sexuality: Shirley; 8. Complexities of sexual awakening in the realistic world: Villette; Appendix: The diagnosis of Charlotte Bronte's final illness; Notes; Index.