B. 
The Brontës, Rebel Angels of the House
Ellen M. Tsagaris,
J.D., Ph.D.
Week 1
I. Course
Introduction.
II.
Background women’s housework and women’s
lives v. women’s writing lives:
- Plato
- Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
- John Donne and Barbara Pym on Excellent Women
- Pym on Housework in Less than Angels
- Bronte Sisters
- The Marquis and the Customs House Agent; Hawthorne and his unfortunate comment about “That Damned Mob of Scribbling Women” which included Harriet Beecher Stowe and E.D.E.N Southworth
- Southey
and Charlotte; Ironic in light of
- The Feminine Mystique
- Poets and chapbooks
- Juvenilia
and Politics including The Duke of
III.
Brief Bios:
A. Charlotte/married name Mrs. Arthur Bell Nicholls , pseudonym Currer
Bell/(1816-1855)Writer. Born April 21, 1816 in Yorkshire , England Charlotte Cowan Bridge Charlotte
A writer all her life, Charlotte published her first novel, Jane
Eyre, in 1847 under the manly pseudonym Currer Bell. Though controversial
in its criticism of society’s treatment of impoverished women, the book was an
immediate hit. She followed the success with Shirley in 1848 and Vilette
in 1853.
The deaths of the Brontës are almost as notable as their literary
legacy. Her brother, Branwell, and Emily died in 1848, and Anne died the
following year. In 1854, Charlotte
B. Emily: Emily Brontë Biography: pseudonym Ellis Bell, in full Emily Jane Brontë-(1818–1848). (born July 30, 1818, [both mine and my parents’ wedding anniversary!] Thornton, Yorkshire, Eng.—died Dec. 19, 1848, Haworth, Yorkshire) English novelist and poet who produced but one novel, Wuthering Heights (1847), a highly imaginative novel of passion and hate set on the Yorkshire moors. Emily was perhaps the greatest of the three Brontë sisters, but the record of her life is extremely meagre, for she was silent and reserved and left no correspondence of interest, and her single novel darkens rather than solves the mystery of her spiritual existence.
Her father, Patrick Brontë (1777–1861), an Irishman, held a number of
curacies: Hartshead-cum-Clifton, Yorkshire, was the birthplace of his elder
daughters, Maria and Elizabeth (who died young), and nearby Thornton Haworth , remaining there for the rest of his life.
After the death of their mother in 1821, the children were left very
much to themselves in the bleak moorland rectory. The children were educated,
during their early life, at home, except for a single year that Charlotte and
Emily spent at the Clergy Daughters' School at Cowan
Bridge in Lancashire .
In 1835, when Charlotte Halifax
To keep the family together at home, Charlotte
planned to keep a school for girls at Haworth .
In February 1842 she and Emily went to Brussels Brussels she was better appreciated than Charlotte Charlotte Haworth .
In 1845 Charlotte Acton Bell
By midsummer of 1847 Emily's Wuthering Heights and Anne's Agnes
Grey had been accepted for joint publication by J. Cautley Newby of London,
but publication of the three volumes was delayed until the appearance of their
sister Charlotte's Jane Eyre, which was immediately and hugely
successful. Wuthering
Heights
Soon after the publication of her novel, Emily's health began to fail
rapidly. She had been ill for some time, but now her breathing became
difficult, and she suffered great pain. She died of tuberculosis in December 1848.
Wuthering Heights Yorkshire
district at the end of the 18th century. Embittered by abuse and by the
marriage of Cathy Earnshaw—who shares his stormy nature and whom he loves—to
the gentle and prosperous Edgar Linton, Heathcliff plans a revenge on both
families, extending into the second generation. Cathy's death in childbirth
fails to set him free from his love-hate relationship with her, and the
obsessive haunting persists until his death; the marriage of the surviving
heirs of Earnshaw and Linton restores peace.
Sharing her sisters' dry humor and Charlotte Charlotte
Biography.com. Joyce M. Tompkins, ed.
C. Anne-
(1820-1849). Writer. Born January 17, 1820 in Yorkshire , England
Largely educated at home, Anne worked as a governess for a several
years before publishing her first novel, Agnes Grey, in 1847. Her second
novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, was published in 1848 and sold well
despite the fact that both books were considered more conservative than those
of her sisters.
D.Branwell: Branwell Bronte was born on June 26th 1817
at Thornton, Bradford in Yorkshire , fourth
child of the six Bronte children. His mother died in 1821.
Branwell Bronte received no formal education, partly due to financial restrictions as his father was struggling to keep the family together after his wife's death. Branwell does not appear to have suffered as he was a very capable scholar with an enthusiastic desire to learn. He indulged in the Gondal stories and enjoyed writing withCharlotte
In February 1836 at the age of 19 Branwell was proposed a freemason, and later became secretary of the Lodge. Meetings were held at the Black Bull until 1833 where they were held atLodge St
From June 1838 to May 1839 Branwell was working as a portrait painter inBradford . In January 1840 he took up position as tutor
for the Postlethwaite family at Broughton-In-Furness, in June 1840 he is
dismissed. In April 1841 he was employed as Clerk in Charge of Luddenden Foot
station near Hebden
Bridge
For the next three years Branwell's state physically and mentally take a rapid decline due to his dependence on drink and opium and an increased state of self pity and worthlessness. He hears of the death of Mr. Robinson and attempts to try to rekindle his relationship with Mrs Robinson which fails.
On the 24th September 1848 Branwell died of chronic bronchitis / consumption, aged 31. On 28th September he was laid to rest in the family vault atHaworth church. The service was conducted by William
Morgan.
Branwell Bronte received no formal education, partly due to financial restrictions as his father was struggling to keep the family together after his wife's death. Branwell does not appear to have suffered as he was a very capable scholar with an enthusiastic desire to learn. He indulged in the Gondal stories and enjoyed writing with
In February 1836 at the age of 19 Branwell was proposed a freemason, and later became secretary of the Lodge. Meetings were held at the Black Bull until 1833 where they were held at
From June 1838 to May 1839 Branwell was working as a portrait painter in
For the next three years Branwell's state physically and mentally take a rapid decline due to his dependence on drink and opium and an increased state of self pity and worthlessness. He hears of the death of Mr. Robinson and attempts to try to rekindle his relationship with Mrs Robinson which fails.
On the 24th September 1848 Branwell died of chronic bronchitis / consumption, aged 31. On 28th September he was laid to rest in the family vault at
www.haworth-village.org.
E. Maria:
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F. Elizabeth
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Feb. 8, 1815
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Death:
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Jun. 15, 1825
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 The second of six children born to the Rev. Patrick Bronte and his wife, the former Maria Branwell, 10-year-old Elizabeth suffered a fate similar to that of the character Helen Burns in "Jane Eyre", the classic novel written by her celebrated sister Charlotte. Born in Hartshead, Yorkshire in 1815, |
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Burial:
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Created by: Nikita Barlow Record added: Feb 19, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 17994492 |
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IV. Chronology:
April of 1814:
Maria Bronte (daughter of Patrick and Maria) born
February 8,
1815: Elizabeth Bronte born
1815: Patrick
becomes curate at Thornton
April 21, 1816:
Charlotte Bronte born
June 26, 1817:
Patrick Branwell Bronte born
July 30, 1818:
Emily Jane Bronte born
January 17,
1820: Anne Bronte born
April 20, 1820:
Patrick becomes Reverend of Haworth ; family
moves
September 15,
1821: Maria Bronte (wife of Patrick) dies of tuberculosis
