Anne Bronte

by Maria H. Frawley (Editor)

Series Kinley E. Roby, Northeastern University; Herbert Sussman, Northeastern University; Joseph Bartolomeo, University of Massachusetts; George Economou, University of Oklahoma; Arthur F. Kinney, University of Massachusetts Twaynes United States Authors, English Authors , and World Authors Series present concise critical introductions to great writers and their works. Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an authors work, each study takes account of major literary trends and important scholarly contributions and provides new critical insights with an original point of view. An Authors Series volumeaddresses readers ranging from advanced high school students to university professors. The book suggests to the informed reader new ways of considering a writers work. A reader new to the work under examination will, after reading the Authors Series, be compelled to turn to the originals, bringing to the reading a basic knowledge and fresh critical perspectives. Each volume

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Amy Wolf]

Considering that Anne only left behind a sheaf of Diary Papers written on her birthday, it's very difficult to write a bio of her. Frawley tries, but doesn't get much beyond the "silence & secrecy" theory of Anne's life. I think that reading Charlotte's Biographical Portrait of her sisters is more illuminating, and that's just a few pages.

[KT]

I read this last, so I had a lot of background by the time I got to this one. It wasn't as enjoyable as Langland's as it was more informational, but I did get some valuable insight from it.