A Companion to the Brontës

<p><i>A Companion to the Bront</i><i>ë</i><i>s</i> brings the latest literary research and theory to bear on the life, work, and legacy of the Brontë family.</p> <ul> <li>Includes sections on literary and critical contexts, individual texts, historical and cultural contexts, reception studies, and the family’s continuing influence</li> <li>Features in-depth articles written by well-known and emerging scholars from around the world</li> <li>Addresses topics such as the Gothic tradition, film and dramatic adaptation, psychoanalytic approaches, the influence of religion, and political and legal questions of the day – from divorce and female disinheritance, to worker reform</li> <li>Incorporates recent work in Marxist, feminist, post-colonial, and race and gender studies</li> </ul>