LITERARY SPHERE

Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855) was an English novelist and poet whose works have become timeless classics of English literature. She is often referred to as the "First Historian of the Private Consciousness" for her deep psychological portrayals. Alongside her equally renowned sisters, Anne and Emily Brontë, Charlotte played a significant role in shaping the nineteenth-century literary landscape. While she initially experimented with popular Victorian poetic forms such as the long narrative poem and the dramatic monologue, unlike Robert Browning, she abandoned poetry following the overwhelming success of her novel Jane Eyre . Published in 1847 under the pseudonym "Currer Bell," Jane Eyre introduced a new layer of emotional truth and realism to Victorian fiction. The novel became a national bestseller and has remained immensely popular, attracting critical and popular attention alike. It offers a detailed exploration of the narrow sphere of life availabl...

This post is aimed to describe the patriarchy in Jane Eyre, a novel by Charlotte Bronte. Patriarchy, and gender politics in Jane Eyre (Patriarchy in Jane Eyre) The Victorian era was often marked by patriarchal domination. The gender roles during this era were more sharply defined than any time in the history so much so that even the very author of Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte too had to succumb herself to this domination. (Patriarchy in Jane Eyre) Charlotte Bronte originally published Jane Eyre and all her works under the male pseudonym of Currer Bell because during the Victorian era women writers were judged too softly and Bronte did not want her audiences to judge her work on basis of her being a woman. Jane Eyre, one of the most iconic works of Victorian literature the struggle of women during that era very prominently in a patriarchal society, which can be considered ahead of Bronte’s time. Through the character of Jane, the female protagonist of the novel, Bronte, p...