tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post8322575265495739621..comments2024-03-12T09:44:18.874-07:00Comments on Howling Frog Books: The ProfessorJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-47158436859296646012011-03-04T09:16:49.205-08:002011-03-04T09:16:49.205-08:00This does sound incredibly similar to 'Villett...This does sound incredibly similar to 'Villette'. I guess it goes to show how autobiographical much of Charlotte Bronte's work is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-81394659332599374752011-01-15T17:59:47.146-08:002011-01-15T17:59:47.146-08:00Oh! I just remembered this cool youtube video--Br...Oh! I just remembered this cool youtube video--Bronte lovers, enjoy: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NKXNThJ610" rel="nofollow">Bronte Sisters Power Dolls</a>.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-15433092891403014562011-01-15T17:45:04.064-08:002011-01-15T17:45:04.064-08:00Wow, that Jesuit priest must be in Villette--it wa...Wow, that Jesuit priest must be in <i>Villette</i>--it wasn't in <i>The Professor</i>. <br /><br />I expect you're right about other nations' literature as well. And it's to be expected--I don't normally pay attention, but this case was really unusual in its constant harping on national types. I was surprised.<br /><br />In the introduction, Bronte writes that she didn't want to make anyone unusually beautiful, and her protagonist was going to have to earn all his own money. I guess she was rebelling against the romantic tropes of the novels of her day (maybe she was thinking of Evelina!).Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-41247881894854646892011-01-15T06:45:42.658-08:002011-01-15T06:45:42.658-08:00+JMJ+
Is this the one in which a Jesuit priest t...+JMJ+ <br /><br />Is this the one in which a Jesuit priest tells the Protestant girl to stay Protestant because she is so fresh and wonderful that way? =P (I had to read an excerpt from a Charlotte Bronte novel in uni, but I can't remember whether it was this one or <i>Vilette</i>.) I guess there's some irony in the fact that some real Jesuits did start saying that after Vatican II. <br /><br />And I've noted some of that "typical English prejudice" in other Victorian novels--and its natural offspring, "typical New England prejudice," in some American classics as well. But I suppose books from the same period written in other languages display the same mix of national pride and tolerant xenophobia. <br /><br />What's most interesting to me, however, is that Charlotte Bronte wanted to make <i>The Professor</i> as realistic as possible. I know that she was criticised for the mental telepathy in <i>Jane Eyre</i> and had to defend herself by saying that such things have happened in the past and would be likely to happen to characters such as Jane and Mr. Rochester. So I'd be interested to know what Bronte thinks falls under the realm of complete realism!Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.com