Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre is a Gothic romance novel by Charlotte Brontë, first published in 1847. A feminist classic, the novel is among the most popular and influential works of Victorian literature, and has been adapted for film and television countless times.
==Canon==
Poor and plain orphan Jane Eyre escapes a hideous but femslashy childhood by advertising her services as a governess. She falls for her employer Edward Rochester, the prototypical brooding Byronic Hero, but at the altar he turns out to be married to the original Madwoman in the Attic. The couple are reunited after the first Mrs Rochester (conveniently) dies in a fire, which also maims and tames Rochester.
===Adaptations===
Jane Eyre is one of the most frequently adapted novels. The first stage performance came within three months of publication, and at least eight different plays had been performed by 1900, several of which were AUs.Stoneman P. Foreward, Jane Eyre on Stage, 1848–1898 (Ashgate Publishing; 2007) The first film was made in 1910. A handful of the better-known adaptations include:
*1944 film with Joan Fontaine & Orson Welles
*1973 television miniseries with Sorcha Cusack & Michael Jayston
*1983 television miniseries with Zelah Clarke & Timothy Dalton
*1996 film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, with Charlotte Gainsbourg & William Hurt 
*1997 television miniseries with Samantha Morton & Ciarán Hinds
*2000 musical by Paul Gordon
*2006 television miniseries with Ruth Wilson & Toby Stephens
*2011 film directed by Cary Fukunaga, with Mia Wasikowska & Michael Fassbender (plus Jamie Bell as St John Rivers)
* 2013 webseries, The Autobiography of Jane Eyre -- modern version riffing off The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
As of August 2013, the majority of fannish interest is probably in the 2006 and 2011 adaptations, but there are already works tagged "The Autobiography of Jane Eyre" at Archive of Our Own.
===Professional Derivative Works===
Several derivative works based on Jane Eyre are also popular, including Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde and Jenna Starborn by Sharon Shinn. Wide Sargasso Sea, a prequel which reinterprets the novel from Bertha Mason's point of view, is often cited as an example of a literary derivative work.
==Fannish Perspectives==
Jane Eyre is a favourite of many readers, who frequently identify strongly with Jane.
==Fandom==
The novel has a small rarelit fandom, part of a wider Brontë fandom, and is a perennial Yuletide favourite. Printzine fanfiction is known from at least 1986;Will What Was Ever Be? by Carolyn Huston, a crossover with Star Trek: TOS the earliest story on FanFiction.Net dates from July 2003. Some fanfiction portrays the canonical Jane/Rochester relationship, with many takes on their wedding night. Tropes here include that Victorian staple of the virginal woman, as well as disabled sex.
There are also AUs in which Jane did not marry Rochester, most of which feature the Jane/Rivers pairing, as well as stories featuring minor characters such as Adèle Varens, Blanche Ingram, Rosamond Oliver and (particularly since the 2011 film) St John Rivers. There is a little Jane/Helen Burns femslash (and even at least one example of Jane/Miss Temple), but m/m slash is extremely rare, perhaps because the two major male characters never meet. 
Jane Eyre is also a very common source universe for pastiche-type fusions with a huge variety of fandoms. These are often crackfic, and sometimes feature same actor crossovers, often with m/m slash pairings. The popularity of the Michael Fassbender/James McAvoy pairing has also led to crossovers with the film Becoming Jane, an Austen biopic featuring McAvoy as Tom Lefroy; these are usually Rochester/Lefroy (Rofroy) slash.
In addition to fanfiction, fannish activities include picspam, fanart and vidding. There is much discussion, particularly around the merits of the various adaptations. As with the wider Brontë fandom, some fans enjoy visiting locations related to the novel and to particular adaptations.
==Example Fanworks==
*Aube by Diantiquarian (2003). The earliest Yuletide story; Jane/Helen
*Mustard Seed by fresne (2005). An early take on Jane & Rochester's wedding night
*Mission by Solvent90 (2007). An AU where Jane goes to India with Rivers
*Jane Eyre, the Facebook edition by writergal85 (2009). A rare piece of canon-based humour
*Silk to Rein a Vulcan by Eve N. Furter (Koe) (2010). Slightly more erotic version of Jane & Rochester's married life than many
*Were We Not Four? by Bow (2010). Vignette with minor female character points of view
*Adèle Varens by QuinFirefrorefiddle (2011). Futurefic from Adèle's point of view
===Pastiche & Fusions===
*"Kie-Eyre or Et Tu, Bronte?" by Executrix (in I, Mutoid; 2001). An early pastiche; Blake's 7, with Travis as Rochester & his mutoid as Jane
*The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Penknife (2005). Harry Potter fusion, with Remus Lupin as Jane & Sirius Black as Rochester
*Jayne Eyre by Meltha (2006). Crackfic fusion with Firefly, with Jayne Cobb as Jane
*Jane Narf by Parhelion (2006). Pinky and the Brain fusion
*Passion & Profession by demon_rum (2011). Same actor crossover with The Eagle, based on Jamie Bell as St John Rivers in the 2011 film
*The changeling; or, Charles Xavier (a Novel by a Lady) by aesc (2011–12). X-Men: First Class fusion novel, with Charles Xavier as Jane & Erik Lehnsherr as Rochester. Same actor crossover, as Lehnsherr is played by Michael Fassbender from the 2011 film
*The Ghosts of Blackthorn Hall by linoresearch (2012). Supernatural fusion novel with Castiel as Jane & Dean Winchester as Rochester
==Archives==
*Jane Eyre at AO3 -- 125 works
*Jane Eyre at C19 (subscription required)
*Jane Eyre at ff.net -- 420 works
*JaneEyreFans at DeviantArt
==Fansites==
*The Enthusiast's Guide to Jane Eyre Adaptations -- fansite by thisbeciel with reviews, canon information, fanvids, links
*Jane Eyre Appreciation Page -- fansite by Andie with character information, cast lists, framegrabs
*Jane Eyre Illustrated -- fansite for professional artwork associated with the novel
*Jane Eyre: The 1973 BBC Miniseries -- fansite by thisbeciel
*Jane Eyre: The Musical, Movie and Book -- site by Nora Coyle (1998)
*JaneEyre.net -- fansite by randomo with essays on the novel & adaptations
*Untarnished -- fanlisting
==Blogs, Forums & Communities==
*The Brontës -- message board (closed members only) at C19
*Charlotte Brontë -- Czech blog 
*eyresses -- Tumblr
*fuckyeahjaneeyre -- Tumblr
*Jane Eyre Fans -- forum, fanfiction
*The Jane Eyre Miscellany -- blog
*JaneEyre -- Yahoo discussion group founded in 1999, with over 500 members
*sistersbronte -- Brontë LJ community
*thornfieldhall -- Jane Eyre LJ community
*For more general Brontë-related links, see Brontë Fandom
==Notes & References==
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===References===
Category:Jane Eyre
Category:Books & Literature
Category:Before 1900
Category:Brontë Fandom