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Date of Award
1967
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Department
Graduate School
First Advisor
Not Listed
First Committee Member
Ruth Marie
Second Committee Member
Leopard O Bryan
Abstract
Charlotte Bronte is a conscious artist, avare of the demand of the novel form. In her four novels she demonstrates her understanding of the principles of organic unity. Each novel is based on a different pattern, but each achieves unity and coherence through the author's conscious use of structure, language, and theme.
The Professor (written in 1846-1847, published posthumously in 1857), though highly structured, seems the least expertly handled of her novels. Overly romantic, it holds rigidly to a predetermined three-part division, a triple emphasis which the author carries to the extreme. Her conscious attention to structure, however, indicates that she senses the need for such organized unity. Her handling of the extended metaphor shows her latent skill.
Pages
268
Recommended Citation
Passel, Anne Wonders. (1967). Charlotte Bronte'S Novels: The Artistry Of Their Construction. University of the Pacific, Dissertation. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2893
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