This text provides historically and theoretically informed readings of the full range of Charlotte Bronte's texts, including new analyses of her four best known novels and other less familiar work, such as the Ashanti narratives, the poetry and the Belgian essays.[...]

Carl Plasa provides a survey and analysis of critical responses to Wide Sargasso Sea. The opening chapter outlines initial reactions to the novel. Chapter Two explores Wide Sargasso Sea's dialogue with Jane Eyre and the questions it has raised. Succeeding chapters examine how critics have assessed t[...]