| Description |
lxxxix, 468 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Sacrifice of an Indian Widow / Charlotte Bronte -- 2. The Sick Young Girl. dictee: The Poor Girl / Charlotte Bronte -- 3. Evening Prayer in a Camp. dictee: Evening Prayer on Board a Ship / Charlotte Bronte -- 4. The Nest / Charlotte Bronte -- 5. The Immensity of God / Charlotte Bronte -- 6. The Cat / Emily Bronte. two fragments: Plea for Cats and The Two Dogs / Charlotte Bronte -- 7. The Siege of Oudenarde / Emily Bronte -- 8. The Siege of Oudenarde / Charlotte Bronte -- 9. Anne Askew: Imitation / Charlotte Bronte. dictee: Eudorus / Charlotte Bronte -- 10. Portrait: King Harold before the Battle of Hastings / Emily Bronte. Portrait: Harold on the Eve of the Battle of Hastings. dictee: Mirabeau on the Tribune / Charlotte Bronte -- 11. Portrait: Peter the Hermit. Imitation: Portrait of Peter the Hermit / Charlotte Bronte. dictee: The Capture of Jerusalem by the Crusaders / Charlotte Bronte -- 12. Letter (Madam) / Emily Bronte |
| Summary |
Venturing out of Yorkshire for the first time in their lives, the Bronte sisters Charlotte and Emily traveled to Brussels in 1842, and Charlotte returned for another visit in 1843. The journeys proved to be pivotal in both their writing careers. Under the tutelage of their brilliant teacher Constantin Heger, the young authors penned the twenty-eight essays (devoirs) collected for the first time in this volume. Each essay, presented in its original French, is accompanied by an English translation and commentary to establish historical and literary context. Where M. Heger made comments, they are reproduced in full. Nine of the essays have never been published before. Sue Lonoff offers a mine of information on the Brontes and their Brussels experience, exploring why the months in Belgium meant so much to the sisters and how their writing exercises affected their developing prose styles |
| Analysis |
Bronte, Charlotte, 1816-1855 -- Translations into English |
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Bronte, Emily, 1818-1848 -- Translations into English |
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College prose, French -- Translations into English |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-460) and index |
| Notes |
Essays in French with English translation on facing pages; commentary in English |
| Subject |
Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855 -- Translations into English.
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Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848 -- Translations into English.
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College prose, French -- Translations into English.
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| Author |
Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848.
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Lonoff de Cuevas, Sue.
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| LC no. |
95048323 |
| ISBN |
0300064896 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780300064896 cloth alkaline paper |
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