Jane Eyre

by Heather Glen

Overlooked or dismissed by critics in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Jane Eyre first began to attract serious critical attention in the 1970s as New Critical, formalist and feminist critics began to re-evaluate Charlotte Bronte's achievement. This New Casebook brings together essays by leading scholars over the past twenty years, encouraging the student to consider a range of different critical approaches.

Genres: Literary Criticism

Paperback

First published April 7, 1997

Reviews

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good collection of critical essays about Jane Eyre. This book covers a lot of topics from race and class to interior design.
I borrowed this from a university library so it’s obviously very academic. Some of the language was a bit flowery for me, hence the three stars, but I enjoyed delving deeper into the Bronte classic.