Cantitate/Preț
Produs

The Brontës and War

Autor Emma Butcher
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 13 dec 2019
This book explores the representations of militarisim and masculinity in Charlotte and Branwell Brontë’s youthful writings. It offers insight into how the siblings understood and reimagined conflict (both local and overseas) and its emotional legacies whilst growing up in early-nineteenth-century Britain. Their writings shed new light on a period little discussed by social and military historians, providing not only a new approach to Brontë Studies, but also acting as a familial case study for how the media captivated and enticed the public imagination.
Citește tot Restrânge

Preț: 48197 lei

Preț vechi: 56703 lei
-15%

Puncte Express: 723

Carte tipărită la comandă

Livrare economică 08-22 iulie

Livrare prin curier în România Termenul estimat este afișat lângă disponibilitate.
Transport gratuit pentru acest produs Plată online sau ramburs, în funcție de opțiunile comenzii.
Retur gratuit în 14 zile Comandă securizată și suport în română.

Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783319956350
ISBN-10: 3319956353
Pagini: 232
Ilustrații: XIII, 216 p. 8 illus., 6 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 153 x 216 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2019
Editura: Springer
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

1. The Brontës at war.- 2. Angria and war in context.- 3. Wellington and Napoleon: the fantastical crafting of military celebrity.- 4. The Napoleonic Wars: 'emotion and the everyday soldier'.- 5. Colonial warfare: 'violence and blackness'.- 6. Civil war and conflict: 'rebellion and revolt'.- 7. Conclusion: The Brontës violent legacies.

Recenzii

“The strengths of The Brontës and War are Butcher’s clear exposition of the historical war and military milieu within which Charlotte and Branwell wrote … . she has engaged in admirably wide-ranging and nuanced research around war and military cultures and valuably opened up a field for further study.” (Sue Thomas, Victorian Studies, Vol. 63 (4), 2021)

“Butcher’s contribution to the history of childhood in the early nineteenth century is significant, adding depth to the existing study of material culture in post-Napoleonic-War Britain … .” (Vic Clarke, BAVS Newsletter, Vol. 21 (3), 2021)

Textul de pe ultima copertă

The Brontës and War explores the representations of militarisim and masculinity in Charlotte and Branwell Brontë’s youthful writings. It offers insight into how the siblings understood and reimagined conflict (both local and overseas) and its emotional legacies whilst growing up in early-nineteenth-century Britain. Their writings shed new light on a period little discussed by social and military historians, providing not only a new approach to Brontë Studies, but also acting as a familial case study for how the media captivated and enticed the public imagination.

Emma Butcher is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in English Literature at the University of Leicester, UK. Her research focuses on childhood, literature and war in the nineteenth century. In 2017, Emma was named as one of the BBC/AHRC’s New Generation Thinkers and she is a regular contributor to BBC radio, as well as various public history platforms. She has worked closely with the Brontë Parsonage for anumber of years, co-curating their 2015 exhibition, ‘The Brontës and War’. This is her first book.


Caracteristici

Examines the Brontës’ work in a fresh historical and thematic context Introduces Branwell Brontë’s work, and the Brontë juvenilia more broadly, into the critical literary canon Provides an interdisciplinary analysis of late-eighteenth and early nineteenth-century military in a political, social and cultural context. Including discussions of the periodical press, celebrity, colonial/civil/Napoleonic warfare, and trauma Discusses an often overlooked period of history (1815-1830) that provides important foundations for the emergent Victorian period