The Brontes in Context (Hardcover)

Chronology; Introduction Marianne Thormahlen; Part I. Places, Persons and Publishing: 1. Haworth in the time of the Brontes Michael Baumber; 2. Domestic life at Haworth Parsonage Ann Dinsdale; 3. Northern-England locations associated with the Brontes' lives and works Ann Dinsdale; 4. The father of the Brontes Dudley Green; 5. A mother and her substitutes: Maria Bronte (nee Branwell), Elizabeth Branwell and Margaret Wooler Bob Duckett; 6. Patrick Branwell Bronte Victor A. Neufeldt; 7. Charlotte Bronte Dinah Birch; 8. Emily Bronte Lyn Pykett; 9. Anne Bronte Maria Frawley; 10. Friends, servants and a husband Stephen Whitehead; 11. The Brontes' sibling bonds Drew Lamonica Arms; 12. Juvenilia Christine Alexander; 13. The Brussels experience Sue Lonoff; 14. The Bronte correspondence Margaret Smith; 15. Portraits of the Brontes Jane Sellars; 16. The poetry of the Brontes Janet Gezari; 17. Literary influences on the Brontes Sara J. Lodge; 18. The Brontes' way into print Linda H. Peterson; 19. Reading the Brontes: their first audiences Stephen Colclough; Part II. Scholarship, Criticism, Adaptations and Translations: 20. Bronte biography: a survey of a genre Tom Winnifrith; 21. Mid-nineteenth-century critical responses to the Brontes Miriam Elizabeth Burstein; 22. Bronte scholarship and criticism, 1920?70 Herbert Rosengarten; 23. Bronte scholarship and criticism, approx. 1970?2000 Sara J. Lodge; 24. Current trends in Bronte criticism and scholarship Alexandra Lewis; 25. Adaptations, prequels, sequels, translations Patsy Stoneman; Part III. Historical and Cultural Contexts: 26. Religion David Jasper; 27. The philosophical-intellectual context Stephen Prickett; 28. Education Dinah Birch; 29. Art and music Christine Alexander; 30. Natural history Barbara T. Gates; 31. Politics Simon Avery; 32. Newspapers and magazines Joanne Shattock; 33. Agriculture and industry Marianne Thormahlen with Steven Wood; 34. Transport and travel Edward Chitham; 35. Law Ian Ward; 36. Class Elizabeth Langland; 37. Careers for middle-class women Elizabeth Langland; 38. Marriage and family life Marianne Thormahlen; 39. Dress Birgitta Berglund; 40. Sexuality Jill L. Matus; 41. Physical health Janis McLarren Caldwell; 42. Mental health Janis McLarren Caldwell; Further reading; Index.