A new Brontë-related paper: Structuralism In Jane Eyre: Interaction Of Binary Oppositions In Buildungsroman by Shruti Sharma CEMJP, 32(1), 83–91 This paper explores Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë via a structuralist perspective, paying special attention to the idea of binary oppositions and how they help Jane navigate the constraints of Victorian society and develop her identity. By carefully dissecting these conflicting components that keep coming up, the study seeks to reveal the societal commentary that is subtly present in the story. The study will break down the novel's key binary o ..read more

Offaly Live reports that the first ever Banagher Brontë Festival was a great success. By all accounts the inaugural Banagher Brontë Festival held last weekend to celebrate Charlotte Brontë’s birthday, was a huge success. Proceedings opened on Friday evening with a première of 'An Evening with Charlotte Brontë' devised specifically for the Banagher Brontë Group by Michael O’Dowd and his wife Christine. Michael is the author of Charlotte Brontë An Irish Odyssey, an historical account of Charlotte’s honeymoon in Dublin, Banagher, Kilkee and Killarney with her Banagher-reared husband Arthur Bell ..read more

A new scholarly paper just published: Opening an Existential Windown into Wuthering Heights, and the Metamorphosis Sarah H. Lognion, McNeese State Universit Butler Journal of Undergraduate Research Butler Journal, Vol 10, 2024 This paper explores the existential theme of authenticity in two literary works, Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights and Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, through the lens of Albert Camus’s philosophy as presented in The Myth of Sisyphus. The analysis focuses on the characters’ struggles to carve out meaningful existences, the symbolism of closed-in structures and the ab ..read more

A contributor to Financial Times writes about reading famous authors' letters. I’m all for Madame Constantin Héger’s approach. She discovered that Charlotte Brontë was in love with her husband after finding a few of the novelist’s letters to him torn up in the bin. Ever resourceful, she stitched them back together, leaving for posterity a record of 29-year-old Brontë at her passionate, obsessive best: “Day and night I find neither rest nor peace — if I sleep I have tormenting dreams in which I see you always severe, always saturnine and angry with me . . .” (Nilanjana Roy) The Times has sele ..read more

Houston Press reviews Alley Theatre's Jane Eyre. Williamson’s play is unfailingly faithful to its source material while being downright breezy in comparison to the 466-page brick that is Brontë’s novel (that’s 466 pages in my 1993 Barnes & Noble hardcover though, of course, copies may vary). The tightness of the script, a delightfully successful distillation of Jane Eyre to its mostly romantic and occasionally spooky core, is a slap of wrongness to the face of anyone who thinks a work of 19th-century Victorian-era literature wouldn’t make for non-stop action or appease a 21st-century atte ..read more

Express looks at Gentleman Jack's filming locations. While it's believed that talks with the BBC could lead to a revival of the much-loved show in the future, with Sally vowing that she hadn't closed the door on it, fans of the show can keep the memory alive with a visit to its filming location. Shibden Hall, set in the picturesque Shibden Valley just a mile from the West Yorkshire city of Halifax, was the real-life home of Anne Lister back in the 1800s. It's no surprise, then, that it was chosen for the first season of Gentleman Jack. It isn't the first time the stunning medieval manor hous ..read more

This game has apparently a lot of Wuthering Heights. And, as a we didn't know really very much about what was going on, we have asked our friend Co-pilot. What he says sounds plausible: Limbus Company, dOneveloped by Project Moon, is a turn-based RPG gacha game that has garnered attention for its integration of elements from the classic novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. The game is set in a universe shared with Lobotomy Corporation and Library of Ruina, expanding on the lore of The City and its districts. Players take on the role of the Executive Manager, leading Sinners through the bu ..read more

Several websites report the open day at the Brontë Birthplace today, April 21, before the refurbishment, the best way to celebrate Charlotte Brontë's 208th anniversary: The birthplace of the Brontë sisters will open to the public later to allow people to have a look inside before it closes for refurbishment. The terraced house in Market Street, Thornton, is under public ownership after a community group managed to buy it earlier this month. Authors Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, along with brother Branwell, were born there between 1816 and 1820. The house will open from 11:00 BST on Sunda ..read more

Several events at the Brontë Parsonage Museum, celebrating the 208th anniversary of Charlotte Brontë: Date: Friday 19 April, 7pm - 8:30pm (GMT) Parsonage Unwrapped: Charlotte Brontë With Graham Watson and Ann Dinsdale This special edition of Parsonage Unwrapped will showcase objects that spotlight key moments in Charlotte Brontë’s life, as we celebrate her birthday later this month. From her earliest manuscripts and drawings penned in childhood, right through to her last letter, this session will track her life through the lens of our iconic collection items. Together with Principal Curator ..read more

An alert from the Brontë Parsonage Museum for today, April 21: Celebrating... Charlotte Brontë: Brontë's Botanicals A watercolour workshop with Julia Ogden. April 21st 2024 11:30am - 01:00pm The Old School Room, Church Lane, Haworth. Charlotte Brontë was a gifted artist as well as a writer, finding particular pleasure in watercolours.  Join us on what would have been Charlotte Brontë’s 208th birthday, and try your hand at painting with watercolours. Artist Julia Ogden will introduce you to basic techniques, and guide you in creating a beautiful botanical painting - just like Charlotte ..read more