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https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21946| Title: | The Endings of Charlotte Bronte's Novels | Contributor(s): | Hoddinott, Alison (author) | Publication Date: | 2016 | DOI: | 10.1080/14748932.2016.1147278 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21946 | Abstract: | The ending of 'Villette' is one of the most famously ambiguous conclusions in the English novel. It has been less generally recognized that all four of Charlotte Bronte's novels end with questions to which the reader is invited to provide answers. This article examines the endings of 'The Professor', 'Jane Eyre', 'Shirley' and 'Villette' in relation to some of the moral, social and religious issues raised in these novels and argues that, in every case, Charlotte Bronte leaves significant gaps in the narrative and challenges conventional expectations regarding the 'happy ending'. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Brontë Studies, 41(2), p. 166-174 | Publisher: | Routledge | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1745-8226 1474-8932 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 190402 Creative Writing (incl. Playwriting) | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 360201 Creative writing (incl. scriptwriting) | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970119 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of the Creative Arts and Writing | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 280122 Expanding knowledge in creative arts and writing studies | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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