Jane Eyre and the tradition of self assertion: or, Bronte's socialization of Schiller's "play aesthetic".
| Publisher | Marquette University Press |
| Publication | Renascence: Essays on Values in Literature |
| Subject | Literature/writing |
| Format | Magazine/Journal |
| ISSN | 0034-4346 |
| Issues per Year | 4 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Published | 2004-09-22 |
| Role | Type | Name |
| Person | Criticism and interpretation | Charlotte Bronte |
| Person | Criticism and interpretation | Edward Shils |
| Author | n/a | Michael Vander Weele |
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WE all know there are times to get angry and times to restrain anger, times to pursue love and times to resist it, times to question, perhaps even contradict, our doctor, and times to trust her recommended correction. The question is not whether to assert or to check our will, but when and where. Which does this time call for? Will our understanding come on time or be too late?
This all sounds too deliberate, of course. Sometimes our response requires little or no deliberation--and is trustworthy. Sometimes it explodes upon us and upon others, and still turns out to be...
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