Charlotte and Emily Brontë

Two women whose lives ran along exceptionally parallel lines - two works that could hardly be more different. Their lives have often been compared but Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights have never been the object of a systematic comparative reading based on modern narrative theory. This study offers for the first time a combination of two approaches: The concepts of recent narrative theories are applied to a comparative reading of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. Particular emphasis will be given to the narrative devices employed by the two sisters with regard to text, story and narration in each novel.

Autorentext

The Author: Esther Schönberger-Schleicher was born in 1962 in Schaffhausen. From 1982-1989 she studied English and German at the University of Zurich. She is now vice-principal at Kantonsschule Sursee where she teaches English language and literature.

Zusammenfassung
"Apart from an absorbing and original introduction to seeing the novels in a new light, we learn much about how Charlotte and Emily crafted their work. From the author's analysis, we view the achievement of Charlotte and Emily with greater respect. To this extent, this book is an important contribution to Brontë scholarship and will, I am sure, give rise to much new and creative work." (Bob Duckett, Brontë Society Transactions)