M. Joan Chard

Victorian Pilgrimage (eBook, PDF)

Sacred-Secular Dualism in the Novels of Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell, and George Eliot

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Produktbeschreibung

Victorian Pilgrimage: Sacred-Secular Dualism in the Novels of Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell, and George Eliot argues that Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell, and George Eliot are foremost among nineteenth-century novelists to explore the pilgrimage motif, a major preoccupation of the Victorian imagination. Drawing upon their primary sources of the journey archetype-the King James Bible, The Pilgrim's Progress, and popular hymns-they reveal in their work the significance of the religious impetus, which in their treatment is neither narrowly moralistic nor conformist. Recognizing the radicality of scripture free of its patriarchal bias, they bring a feminine sensibility to their delineation of gender ideologies in romantic and marital relationships as well as to their reformulation of the traditional fictional heroine. Their female protagonists are caught in the struggle between succumbing to the stereotypical ideal of womanhood and attaining authentic selfhood leading to both personal and social transformation. Sharing the conviction that the main dilemma of their times is the separation of sacred from secular, Brontë, Gaskell, and Eliot, each with a distinctive approach to the theme, open up fresh perceptual and relational pathways for pilgrimage.

"In its focus on unities and reconciliations, Victorian Pilgrimage recalls the New Criticism, as do its admirably careful readings and attention to imagery and details. The clarity of its presentation and the rigour of its expositions are commendable."

Thomas Albrecht, Professor of English, Tulane University

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781433162152
• Artikelnr.: 68470189

Autorenporträt

M. Joan Chard holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh and an MA from Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary, as well as an MA from Dalhousie University. She has taught in four Canadian and three Japanese universities. Her publications include articles on Charlotte Brontë and George Eliot.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments - Introduction - Charlotte Brontë - Elizabeth Gaskell - George Eliot - Index.

Rezensionen

"M. Joan Chard's illuminating discussion of works by Brontë, Gaskell, and Eliot examines the spiritual pilgrimages of individuals in relation to each other, to the wider community, and to humanity as a whole. A thoughtful analysis that considers the influence of religion on each author, this book explores universal themes-sacred and secular, conflict and reconciliation, suffering and transformation-and how they mesh with the central concept of pilgrimage. Chard opens many possibilities for further enquiry." -Willadean Thordis Leo, former Supervisory Editor, Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto