Spatial physiognomy of the sickroom in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Villette.

Spatial physiognomy of the sickroom in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Villette.

Drawing on writers such as Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar, Elaine Showalter, Miriam Bailin and also Michel Foucault, this thesis will examine representations of illness, and “madness” constructed as a form of illness, in Jane Eyre and Villette by delineating the different types of physical spaces...

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Main Author: Wong, Vincent.
Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2013
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-521332019-12-10T14:12:17Z Spatial physiognomy of the sickroom in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Villette. Wong, Vincent. School of Humanities and Social Sciences Chew Shirley DRNTU::Humanities::Literature::English Drawing on writers such as Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar, Elaine Showalter, Miriam Bailin and also Michel Foucault, this thesis will examine representations of illness, and “madness” constructed as a form of illness, in Jane Eyre and Villette by delineating the different types of physical spaces within the two novels and the usage of the Victorian sickroom convention in these spaces. Through the analysis, the essay hopes to bring fresh insights to the subject and contribute to the characterization and the depiction of the plight of women in Charlotte Brontë’s novels. Bachelor of Arts 2013-04-24T02:17:34Z 2013-04-24T02:17:34Z 2013 2013 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52133 en Nanyang Technological University 30 p. application/pdf
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Spatial physiognomy of the sickroom in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Villette.
description Drawing on writers such as Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar, Elaine Showalter, Miriam Bailin and also Michel Foucault, this thesis will examine representations of illness, and “madness” constructed as a form of illness, in Jane Eyre and Villette by delineating the different types of physical spaces within the two novels and the usage of the Victorian sickroom convention in these spaces. Through the analysis, the essay hopes to bring fresh insights to the subject and contribute to the characterization and the depiction of the plight of women in Charlotte Brontë’s novels.
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title Spatial physiognomy of the sickroom in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Villette.
title_short Spatial physiognomy of the sickroom in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Villette.
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