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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521617170

ISBN-139780521617178

eBay Product ID (ePID)43830288

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Number of Pages308 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameCharlotte Brontë and Victorian Psychology

Publication Year2004

SubjectHistory, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Subjects & Themes / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorSally Shuttleworth

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Psychology

SeriesCambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight15.9 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2005-278193

Reviews'An assured and original contributuion to the ever-expanding field of Bront scholarship.' Anarchist Studies, "This remarkable survey of the gendered history of botany combines fascinating accounts of individual women's works and lives with a study of changes in the literature of science. ...Shuttleworth's...admirable research in Victorian psychologies demonstrates a critical practice that, implicitly critiquing cultural studies, restores a much-needed specificity to historicizing discourse about the Victorian novel." Dianne F. Sadoff, Victorian Studies, '[This] has made a major contribution to Bront studies and indicated the way forward for further studies of Bront 's work within Victorian cultural debate.' Christine Alexander, Australasian Victorian Studies Journal, '[This] has made a major contribution to Brontë studies and indicated the way forward for further studies of Brontë's work within Victorian cultural debate.'Christine Alexander, Australasian Victorian Studies Journal, ‘[This] has made a major contribution to Brontë studies and indicated the way forward for further studies of Brontë’s work within Victorian cultural debate.’Christine Alexander, Australasian Victorian Studies Journal, 'Invokes primary sources to explode any persistent myths that Bront lived in a cultural vacuum.' New Scientist, 'Invokes primary sources to explode any persistent myths that Brontë lived in a cultural vacuum.'New Scientist, "There is a great deal of fine, truly historical work here and also attractive fictions of interpretation of history and Brontë's work, all also displaying a very creative and original mind." John Maynard, Nineteenth-Century Literature, Shuttleworth constructs compelling links among medical, psychological, and literary discourses in mid-Victorian Britain. Carolyn Dever, Albion|9780521617178|, "...sound methodology, accesible structure, deft, thoughtful prose, and critical acumen, making it a model for interdisciplinary nineteenth-century scholarship. Schuttleworth's thoughtful analysis of extensive research in nineteenth-century psychological and medical texts illuminates the literary imagination of Charlotte Bronte...Shuttleworth sheds new light on texts...[she] offers us a more complete and knowledgeable way to understand Bronte's art by understanding the psychological assumptions that inform her depiction of character...Charlotte Bronte and Victorian Psychology is important reading for Bronte scholars, but also for those interested in Victorian medical science...this well-researched, cogently argued book is a substantial contribution to nineteenth-century studies who insights will interest and engage a wide range of fellow scholars." Nineteenth-Century Contexts, '[This] has made a major contribution to Brontë studies and indicated the way forward for further studies of Brontë's work within Victorian cultural debate.' Christine Alexander, Australasian Victorian Studies Journal, "There is a great deal of fine, truly historical work here and also attractive fictions of interpretation of history and Bronte's work, all also displaying a very creative and original mind." John Maynard, Nineteenth-Century Literature, ‘Invokes primary sources to explode any persistent myths that Brontë lived in a cultural vacuum.’New Scientist, '[This] has made a major contribution to Bront studies and indicated the way forward for further studies of Bront's work within Victorian cultural debate.' Christine Alexander, Australasian Victorian Studies Journal, 'An assured and original contributuion to the ever-expanding field of Brontë scholarship.'Anarchist Studies, ‘An assured and original contributuion to the ever-expanding field of Brontë scholarship.’Anarchist Studies, 'Invokes primary sources to explode any persistent myths that Brontë lived in a cultural vacuum.' New Scientist

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume NumberSeries Number 7

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal823/.7

Table Of ContentAcknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. Psychological Discourse in the Victorian Era: 1. The art of surveillance; 2. The Haworth context; 3. Insanity and selfhood; 4. Reading the mind: physiognomy and phrenology; 5. The female bodily economy; Part II. Charlotte Brontës Fiction: 6. The early writings: penetrating power; 7. The Professor: 'the art of self-control'; 8. Jane Eyre: 'lurid hieroglyphics'; 9. Shirley: bodies and markets; 10. Villette: 'the surveillance of a sleepless eye'; Conclusion; Notes; Index.

SynopsisLife is sweet for chocolate maker Chloe Lyonâ€¦ Business is booming at her artisan chocolate-makers 'Chocolate Wishes' in the picture-perfect Lancashire village of Sticklepond - not least because all of Chloe's sweet treats contain an inspirational prediction for each customer. If only her own life was as easy to read in the cards, perhaps Chloe could have foreseen being jilted at the altarâ€¦ But Chloe has long put thoughts of love behind her - after all, life is busy enough, especially as she tries to sort out her friends' tangled love lives and the village welcomes its new vicar, Raffy Sinclair. However, the village rumour mill goes into overdrive when it is revealed that Raffy is the distinctly unorthodox ex-front man of rock band 'Dark Angels' - and also happens to be Chloe's first love, who left her broken-heartedâ€¦Whilst Chloe tries to ignore this blast from her past, will she discover that wishes can come true when you least expect itâ€¦? A charming novel for chocoholics everywhere, perfect for fans of Katie Fforde, Jill Mansell and Carole Matthews., This innovative and critically acclaimed study successfully challenges the traditional view that Charlotte Brontë existed in a historical vacuum, by setting her work firmly within the context of Victorian psychological debate. Based on extensive local research, using texts ranging from local newspaper copy to the medical tomes in the Reverend Patrick Brontë's library, Sally Shuttleworth explores the interpenetration of economic, social, and psychological discourse in the early and mid-nineteenth century, and traces the ways in which Charlotte Brontë's texts operate in relation to this complex, often contradictory, discursive framework. Shuttleworth offers a detailed analysis of Brontë's fiction, informed by a new understanding of Victorian constructions of sexuality and insanity, and the operations of medical and psychological surveillance., Using texts ranging from local newspapers to medical tomes, Sally Shuttleworth explores Victorian constructions of psychology, sexuality, and insanity, and offers a reading of Brontë's fiction informed by a new understanding of the complex, often contradictory, psychological debates of her time., This ground-breaking study successfully challenges the traditional tendency to regard Charlotte Bront as having existed in a historical vacuum. Using texts ranging from local newspapers to medical tomes belonging to the Bront s, Sally Shuttleworth explores Victorian constructions of psychology, sexuality and insanity, and traces the ways in which Charlotte Bront 's texts operate in relation to this complex framework. Shuttleworth offers a reading of Bront 's fiction informed by a new understanding of the psychological debates of her time.

LC Classification NumberPR4169 .S48 2004