Jane Eyre on Page and Screen 19: Reunion with Rochester
“Yes, I love Jane Eyre,” said an English professor friend of mine. “But… that ending!” She shook her head, smiling …
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The People Speak: Ciarán Hinds in “Jane Eyre”
As part of my Jane Eyre blog series, I’ve been reading through lots of reviews on Amazon to see how film versions …
Jane Eyre on Page and Screen 18: Missionary Man
I’ve often thought that the Eurhythmics’ song “Missionary Man” could have been inspired by St. John Rivers. The Missionary Man, …
Shusaku Endo’s “Silence” on Page and Screen
In Martin Scorsese’s film adaptation of Silence, the 1966 novel by Shusaku Endo, we first see a black screen and …
Jane Eyre on Page and Screen 17: The Wandering
Inspecting the handwriting of an author, even one born in a century long-past, brings you to a direct apprehension of her (or his) …
Jane Eyre on Page and Screen 16: The Leavetaking
NB: The blog will be on hold while I travel to beautiful Seattle next week to visit family. À bientôt! …
Jane Eyre on Page and Screen 15: The Madwoman in the Attic
In their pioneering work of feminist criticism The Madwoman in the Attic (1979), Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar wrote that Bertha Rochester represented …
Jane Eyre on Page and Screen 14: The Veil
Last time, we looked at the weeks leading up to Jane’s wedding day (Chapter XXIV). But Charlotte Brontë devotes another …
Jane Eyre on Page and Screen 13: The Engagement
Chapter XXIV of Jane Eyre deals with the weeks leading up to Jane’s wedding day. It reveals that while Jane is …
Jane Eyre on Page and Screen 12: The Proposal Scene
The proposal scene in Jane Eyre is notable for its passion and for its Gothic, supernatural atmosphere. A storm rising in response …
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