Overview
Looking at the works of the Brontë sisters through a translingual, transnational, and transcultural lens, this collection is the first book-length study of the Brontës as received and reimagined in languages and cultures outside of Europe and the United States.
Full Product Details
Author: S. Qi ,
J. Padgett
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 3.845kg
ISBN: 9781137405142
ISBN 10: 1137405147
Pages: 215
Publication Date: 09 October 2014
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""The essays collected in The Brontë Sisters in Other Wor(l)ds present a series of highly original insights that open up our understanding of the Brontës in a transnational and transcultural context. The authors successfully breach the boundaries of established Brontë criticism through their discussion of the sisters' translation/reception/adaptation into such disparate locations as China, Mexico, Japan, and the Caribbean, as well as into opera and non-English-language film. This book provides an excellent set of new directions for future Brontë scholarship."" - Richard Nemesvari, Professor of English and Dean of Arts, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada ""The Brontë Sisters in Other Wor(l)ds explores the enduring popularity of the Brontës through a rare full-length collection focusing on the adaptation and reception of their works beyond the British and American contexts. Essays analyzing the reception of Jane Eyre in China and the Caribbean, or the adaptation of Wuthering Heights on screen in relation to Japanese Shintoism, highlight how the Brontës have become international cultural icons. Embracing a diverse approach, Qi and Padgett compel us to reconsider how classic texts are shaped and move within different worlds."" - Hila Shachar, Lecturer in English Literature, De Montfort University, UK ""The perceptive and erudite volume The Brontë Sisters in Other Wor(l)ds edited by Shouhua Qi and Jacqueline Padgett redresses a longstanding imbalancein Brontë studies, as a detailed examination of the critical and creative reception of the Brontës outside European and North American contexts has been long overdue. An important read not only for Brontë scholars but also for those exploring matters of cultural translation and the intricacies of the global reception of classics more generally."" - Márta Minier, Lecturer in Drama, University of South Wales, UK"
The essays collected in The Bronte Sisters in Other Wor(l)ds present a series of highly original insights that open up our understanding of the Brontes in a transnational and transcultural context. The authors successfully breach the boundaries of established Bronte criticism through their discussion of the sisters' translation/reception/adaptation into such disparate locations as China, Mexico, Japan, and the Caribbean, as well as into opera and non-English-language film. This book provides an excellent set of new directions for future Bronte scholarship. - Richard Nemesvari, Professor of English and Dean of Arts, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada The Bronte Sisters in Other Wor(l)ds explores the enduring popularity of the Brontes through a rare full-length collection focusing on the adaptation and reception of their works beyond the British and American contexts. Essays analyzing the reception of Jane Eyre in China and the Caribbean, or the adaptation of Wuthering Heights on screen in relation to Japanese Shintoism, highlight how the Brontes have become international cultural icons. Embracing a diverse approach, Qi and Padgett compel us to reconsider how classic texts are shaped and move within different worlds. - Hila Shachar, Lecturer in English Literature, De Montfort University, UK The perceptive and erudite volume The Bronte Sisters in Other Wor(l)ds edited by Shouhua Qi and Jacqueline Padgett redresses a longstanding imbalance in Bronte studies, as a detailed examination of the critical and creative reception of the Brontes outside European and North American contexts has been long overdue. An important read not only for Bronte scholars but also for those exploring matters of cultural translation and the intricacies of the global reception of classics more generally. - Marta Minier, Lecturer in Drama, University of South Wales, UK
Author Information
Saviour Catania, University of Malta Kevin Jack Hagopian, Pennsylvania State University, USA Jean-Philippe Heberlé, Université de Lorraine, France Suzanne Roszak, Yale University, USA
