Poe’s tale, “Some Words with a Mummy” (1845) provides one of his most informative views about the value of nineteenth-century science. Although the narrator of this short story does not
Month: October 2016
Madwomen in Nineteenth-Century Gothic Literature
Nineteenth-Century Gothic Literature has often used themes of women held back or locked up in rooms and attics while attempting to make valiant stands and statements in support of their
Private Perry is Mr. Poe
This article is excerpted from Murray’s VCU, MA Thesis. © by the author 2015. It also is being reprinted with permission from the Poe Museum and their website: www.poemuseum.org (Poe &
Scatchard and Nurse Ratched: What’s in a Name in Jane Eyre and Nineteenth-Century Literature?
Nineteenth-Century authors didn’t beat around the bush when naming characters or settings in their novels. Both the name and the character, Jane Eyre is as plain as vanilla, or Jane.
Jane Eyre’s Moral Compass
As I discussed in last week’s post, Jane Eyre’s character is largely a reflection of the life of the book’s author, Charlotte Bronte. Charlotte’s mother died when she was very