Reflecting on Jane Eyre

Pat Macpherson's Reflecting on Jane Eyre (first published in 1989) shows how the novel itself can be the territory for women's exploration of a morality of desire and power, alternative to the material and sexual double-standard of middle-class men.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Portrait of a Governess, Disconnected, Poor, and Plain 2. Wild Nights 3. Heavenly Father 4. From Bad Girl to Good Woman

About the author

Pat Macpherson taught English at Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia for 13 years and received her MA in Women’s Studies from the University of Kent at Canterbury.

Summary

Pat Macpherson’s Reflecting on Jane Eyre (first published in 1989) shows how the novel itself can be the territory for women’s exploration of a morality of desire and power, alternative to the material and sexual double-standard of middle-class men.

Product details

• Authors: Pat Macpherson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032888552
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3288855-2
• No. of pages: 132
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Literature & literary studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Biography, Literature and Literary studies