The Impact of Clinical Depression on Charlotte Bronte's Villette

被引：4
作者：
Carlson, Susan Anne [1 ]
机构：
[1] Pittsburg State Univ, English, Pittsburg, KS 66762 USA
来源：
BRONTE STUDIES | 2020年 / 45卷 / 01期
关键词：
Charlotte Bronte; clinical depression; Villette; DISABILITY;
D O I：
10.1080/14748932.2020.1675399
中图分类号：
I3/7 [各国文学];
学科分类号：
摘要：
Charlotte Bronte's clinical depression influenced her process of writing Villette, her subject matter and the construction of the novel's narrator, Lucy Snowe. When Charlotte wrote Villette, she described her own mental disability through the character of Lucy Snowe. Using the perspective of disability studies, this article interprets Lucy as a narrator who shows clear signs of mental illness, suffers a breakdown and then navigates a world in which her depression must remain a secret. Charlotte Bronte saw Lucy Snowe as the culmination of her worst fears: a woman who could not escape her own damaged self.
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