"The fire and the chandelier were not sufficient company for me": Women of intellect in the novels of Charlotte Brontë

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1996-12

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Texas Tech University

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In this study, I will look at the domestic ideology of the nineteenth century Victorian middle-class culture, its practices in regards to women's roles, its cultural capital, and the effects on its estimation of women's intellect. I will then tum to Bronte's portrayal of the culture and her presentation of alternative views and treatment of women who value their intellect and its enrichment.

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Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855 -- Study and teaching, Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855. Jane Eyre, Women in literature, Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855. Shirley, Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855. Villette, Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855. Professor, Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855 -- Criticism and interpretation

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