The Brontes and Religion

by Marianne Thormählen

Book Overview

This is the first full-length study of religion in the fiction of the Bront s. Drawing on extensive knowledge of the Anglican church in the nineteenth century, Marianne Thorm hlen shows how the Bront s' familiarity with the contemporary debates on doctrinal, ethical and ecclesiastical issues informs their novels. Divided into four parts, the book examines denominations, doctrines, ethics and clerics in the Bront s' work. Lucid and vigorously written,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521604575
• ISBN13: 9780521604574
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"