The Brontës and War : Fantasy and Conflict in Charlotte and Branwell Brontë’s Youthful Writings

著者名：Butcher, Emma

Palgrave Macmillan（2019/12/03発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9783319956350
• eISBN：9783319956367

Description

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.

Table of Contents

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.