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Palgrave MacMillan Jane Eyre 2014 Edition by Charlotte Bronte, Beth Newman
This volume, based on the 1848 third edition of Bronte's classic novel, reprints the text of Jane Eyre accompanied by documents and illustrations that place the work in its historical context. It also features specially chosen essays that read Jane Eyre from several contemporary critical perspectives. Table of contents :- PART I: THE COMPLETE TEXT IN CULTURAL CONTEXT 1. Introduction: Biographical and Historical Contexts 2. The Complete Text of Jane Eyre 3. Cultural Documents and Illustrations PART II: A CASE STUDY IN CONTEMPORARY CRITICISM 4. A Critical History of Jane Eyre 5. Marxist Criticism and Jane Eyre 6. Terry Eagleton, 'Jane Eyre' 7. Feminist Criticism and Jane Eyre 8. Sandra M. Gilbert 'Plain Jane's Progress 9. Combining Marxist and Feminist Criticism 10. Susan Fraiman, 'Jane Eyre's Fall from Grace' 11. Combining Feminist Criticism with Disability Studies 12. Elizabeth J. Donaldson, 'The Corpus of the Madwoman: Toward a Feminist Disability Studies Theory of Embodiment in Mental Illness 13. Postcolonial Criticism and Jane Eyre 14. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, from 'Three Women's Texts and a Critique of Imperialism' 15. Erin O'Connor, from 'Preface for a Postcolonial Criticism' 16. Deidre David,, 'She Who Must Be Obeyed: A Response to Erin O'Connor' Glossary of Critical and Theoretical Terms