![]() ![]() The novel contains elements of social criticism, with a strong sense of morality at its core, but is nonetheless a novel many consider ahead of its time given the individualistic character of Jane and the novel's exploration of classism, sexuality, religion, and proto-feminism.Ĭharlotte Brontë was an English novelist, the eldest out of the three famous Brontë sisters whose novels have become standards of English literature. Charlotte Brontë has been called the 'first historian of the private consciousness' and the literary ancestor of writers like Joyce and Proust. In its internalization of the action - the focus is on the gradual unfolding of Jane's moral and spiritual sensibility and all the events are colored by a heightened intensity that was previously the domain of poetry - Jane Eyre revolutionized the art of fiction. Rochester, the Byronic master of fictitious Thornfield Hall. ![]() Primarily of the bildungsroman genre, Jane Eyre follows the emotions and experiences of its title character, including her growth to adulthood, and her love for Mr. It was published on 16 October 1847 under the pen name "Currer Bell." The first American edition was released the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York. Jane Eyre is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë. I am no bird and no net ensnares I am a free human being with an independent will.” ― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre ![]()
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