Shirley - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0192815628 ISBN 13 : 9780192815620

Editeur : Oxford Paperbacks, 1981

Synopsis

A spirited heiress marries the brother of a Yorkshire mill owner who produces laborsaving devices that cause unemployment and workmen's riots during the early 1800s.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

With an Introduction and Notes by Sally Minogue

The Shirley of the title is a woman of independent means; her friend Caroline is not. Both struggle with what a woman's role is and can be. Their male counterparts - Louis, the powerless tutor, and Robert, his cloth-manufacturing brother - also stand at odds to society's expectations. The novel is set in a period of social and political ferment, featuring class disenfranchisement, the drama of Luddite machine-breaking, and the divisive effects of the Napoleonic Wars.

But Charlotte Brontës particular strength lies in exploring the hidden psychological drama of love, loss and the quest for identity. Personal and public agitation are brought together against the dramatic backdrop of her native Yorkshire. As always, Brontë challenges convention, exploring the limitations of social justice whilst telling not one but two love stories.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Set in Yorkshire during the time of the Luddite unrest—a labor movement that began in 1811-1812 in an effort to protect the interests of the working class—the novel consists of two narrative strands woven together, one involving the struggles of workers against mill owners, and the other involving the romantic entanglements of the two heroines. Charlotte Brontë (April 21, 1816 – March 31, 1855) was an English novelist and the eldest of the three Brontë sisters whose novels have become enduring classics of English literature.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 1981
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0192815628
• ISBN 13: 9780192815620
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 718
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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