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.