Elizabeth Gaskell

by Angus Easson

Libro usado en buenas condiciones, por su antiguedad podria contener señales normales de uso

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

Reviews

[Matthew Gatheringwater · Rating 3 out of 5]

After an introductory section, this slim biography is arranged by Gaskell's works. I like this way of organizing the book, because it allows me (and perhaps you) to read it in sections that parallel a reader's progress through Gaskell's novels.

Easson's biography illuminates several areas of interest for me, including:
* the way religion shaped the themes of her fiction (both Gaskell's father and husband were Unitarian ministers)
* her relationships with other authors (especially Dickens) and the way these relationships affected her writing life
* intersections between Gaskell's own middle-class life and the lives of poor working men and women that informed her writing about social and labor issues
* resonances between Gaskell's own role as a woman writer and the life of Charlotte Bronte as Gaskell writes Bronte's biography.

This is a reference book I have used many times to help me get more out of Gaskell's fiction.