Pyrhönen, Heta.

Bluebeard gothic : Jane Eyre and its progeny / Heta Pyrhönen. - Toronto [Ont. : University of Toronto Press, (c)2010. (Saint-Lazare, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, (c)2010). - 1 online resource (viii, 277 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Jane Eyre as a 'Bluebeard' tale -- Testifying to Bluebeard's atrocities : the woman (author) as witness -- Romance, perversion, and Bluebeard gothic -- Faith, ritual, and sacrifice : rewriting the religious foundation of Jane Eyre -- Farewell, Charlotte Brontë! Angela Carter's 'Bluebeard' tales and the anxiety of influence -- Conclusion : a way out.

Using psychoanalysis as the primary model of textual analysis, Bluebeard Gothic focuses on the conjunction of religion, sacrifice, and scapegoating to provide an original interpretation of a canonical and frequently-studied text.



9781442686748




Bluebeard (Legendary character) --In literature.


Religion in literature.
Sacrifice in literature.
Scapegoat in literature.


Electronic Books.

PR4167 / .B584 2010