Austen, Eliot, Charlotte Bronte & The Mentor-Lover (Hardcover)

by Patricia Menon (Author) "Although Jane Austen was obviously intrigued by the role of the mentor-lover, her interest in it, unlike that of Charlotte Bronte and George Eliot, did..." (more)
Key Phrases: clerical sexuality, conduct book, sibling love, Sir Thomas, Jane Eyre, Mansfield Park (more...)

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This lucid and tightly-argued study uses the motif of the mentor-lover--embodying diverse permutations of sexual love, power and judgment--to explore, evaluate and compare the works of Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë and George Eliot as they contend with issues of sexuality, family, selfhood, freedom, conduct and gender. The figure also provides a means to probe their relationship to the reader as they become mentor-lovers through authorship, each eliciting a different form of love and electing a different style of instruction.

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This lucid and tightly-argued study uses the motif of the mentor-lover--embodying diverse permutations of sexual love, power and judgment--to explore, evaluate and compare the works of Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë and George Eliot as they contend with issues of sexuality, family, selfhood, freedom, conduct and gender. The figure also provides a means to probe their relationship to the reader as they become mentor-lovers through authorship, each eliciting a different form of love and electing a different style of instruction.

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• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (September 17, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1403902593
• ISBN-13: 978-1403902597
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #978,208 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
  
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