Jane Eyre

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Charlotte Brontë Juliette Atkinson (Associate Professor in English Literature, University College London)

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë, Juliette Atkinson (Associate Professor in English Literature, University College London), Margaret Smith

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Worlds Classics
23 September 2019

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 ; Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: Oxford World's Classics

""Gentle reader, may you never feel what I then felt!""Throughout the hardships of her childhood - spent with a severe aunt and abusive cousin, and later at the austere Lowood charity school - Jane Eyre clings to a sense of self-worth, despite of her treatment from those close to her. At the age of eighteen, sick of her narrow existence, she seeks work as a governess. The monotony of Jane's new life at Thornfield Hall is broken up by the arrival of her peculiar and changeful employer, Mr Rochester. Routine at the mansion is further disrupted by mysterious incidents that draw the pair closer together but which, once explained, threaten Jane's happiness and integrity.

A flagship of Victorian fiction, Jane Eyre draws the reader in by the vigour of Jane's voice and the novel's forceful depiction of childhood injustice, of the restraints placed upon women, and the complexities of both faith and passion. The emotional charge of Jane's story is as strong today as it was more than 150 years ago, as she seeks dignity and freedom on her own terms.

In this new edition, Juliette Atkinson explores the power of narrative voice and looks at the striking physicality of the novel, which is both shocking and romantic.

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FeaturesA lively introduction, focussing on the historical context of the compelling first-person narrative voice, and the striking physicality of the novelUses the authoritative Clarendon Edition edited by Jane Jack and Margaret SmithOffers extensive and detailed explanatory notes and up-to-date BibliographyIncludes, as an appendix, the 'Opinions of the Press' (as printed at the end of the Third Edition)New to this EditionIntroduction by Juliette Atkinson, informed by the latest critical and scholarly thinking on the novelNew and expanded NotesABOUT THE SERIESFor over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

By: Charlotte Brontë
Introduction by: Juliette Atkinson (Associate Professor in English Literature University College London)
Edited by: Margaret Smith
Imprint: Worlds Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 396g
ISBN: 9780198804970
ISBN 10: 0198804970
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Pages: 576
Publication Date: 23 September 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Note on the text Select Bibliography A Chronology of Charlotte Brontë Jane Eyre Appendix A: Opinions of the Press (as printed at the end of the third edition) Appendix B: Charlotte Brontës Punctuation Explanatory Notes and Selected Variants

Juliette Atkinson is Associate Professor in English at University College, London. She is the author of Victorian Biography Reconsidered: A Study of Nineteenth-Century 'Hidden' Lives (OUP, 2010) and French Novels and the Victorians (OUP, 2017). She has edited for Oxford World's Classics new editions of George Eliot's The Mill on the Floss (2015) and Silas Marner.