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49 【Anne Bronte's novels】 |
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★ 2007/08/18(Sat)
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To the person who is wondering about why Anne Bronte's literature has received less attention and plaudits:
Anne Bronte's work is quite inferior to the Emily's and Charlotte's on several levels - that is not to say that her literature cannot be enjoyable to anyone, but I think doing a comparative reading would be useful to understand why her work is not as good. Agnes Grey must surely be the dullest book ever written, although it does give us a good feel for the plight of the English governess during the first half of the 19th century. Anne's "romance" with the clergyman is as dry as a bone - there is no passion there that I can ascertain. Wuthering Heights, by contrast, provides us with one of the most torrid romances of all time.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is a bit less dull, but it is almost laughable because it is written so melodramatically - the sorrows of living with a boorish husband are lamented as the heroine complains of trivialities like having her hair disarranged, etc. There is a great deal of overblown description that make the book almost comical.
I think Anne Bronte's heroines come across as so devoutly religious that they are just not terribly interesting.
But, it is fun to read all of the Bronte sisters and compare their styles and so forth. Anne Bronte died very young, so perhaps she could have produced better works if she had lived longer.
I'm not trying to discourage anyone who has enjoyed Anne Bronte's work - just wanted to answer, in part, the question regarding the lack of attention to her work. |
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by Becky P. |
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