The madwoman in the attic has been reivindicated by both postcolonialists and feminists as a symbol of patriarchal oppression and social injustice. According to Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, in her influential essay, ‘Three women’s texts and a critique of imperialism,‘ it is impossible to approach nineteenth-century British literature without bearing in mind that Imperialism, constituted “aContinue reading “Madwoman in the Attic (Part II)”
Category Archives: All About Jane Eyre
The Madwoman in the Attic (Part I)
The phrase “the madwoman in the attic” is the title of the groundbreaking book of feminist literary criticism by Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar written in 1979. These scholars introduced a revolutionary approach to the exploration of the works of female authors of the nineteenth century. Their rereading was aimed at uncovering the patriarchal influencesContinue reading “The Madwoman in the Attic (Part I)”
Richard Mason: The Villain in Jane Eyre, Wide Sargasso Sea, and The Eyre Hall Series
Richard Mason is a fascinating character, created by Charlotte Bronte, for her novel Jane Eyre, and taken up a century later in the prequel written by Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea. Mason reappears in All Hallows at Eyre Hall, the sequel to both Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea, as one of the main characters. Continue reading “Richard Mason: The Villain in Jane Eyre, Wide Sargasso Sea, and The Eyre Hall Series”
Rereading Jane Eyre 