Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre

SARA LODGE is Lecturer in English at the University of St Andrews, UK.

'To summarise the enormous body of criticism that Jane Eyre has generated since its publication in 1847 in 200 pages was not an easy task. To do this in an accessible way without falling into oversimplifications was even harder to achieve. The fact that the final result is not only a good reference book but also a highly readable one evinces the success of Sara Lodge's task.' - Bronteblog 'The selections show contrasts, trends and developments. They present not only a panorama but also a map of the territory, inviting further excursions... Long may books as good as this one be part of our future, helping us to evaluate the past.' - Charmian Knight, Bronte Studies

• AknowledgementsIntroductionVictorian Responses: Power and Popularity; Coarseness and CriticismJane Eyre's 'I': From Humanism to DeconstructionAn Iconic Text: Feminism and Psychoanalytic CriticismCaste Typing: Marxism and Materialist CriticismBertha's Savage Face: Postcolonial ConcernsNew Historicism and the Turn Toward HistoryMoving Picture: Jane Eyre AdaptedConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex.