Charlotte Brontë and female desire
By: Jin-Ok Kim.
Series: Sexuality and literature ;; v. 11
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 133
Subjects: Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855 -- Knowledge -- Psychology.; Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855 -- Characters -- Women.; Homosexuality and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century.; Women and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century.; Psychological fiction, English -- History and criticism.; Psychoanalysis and literature -- England.; Mothers and daughters in literature.; Female friendship in literature.; Desire in literature.; Women in literature.; Sex in literature.
Description: "This book explores many forms of desire, including homoerotic and heterosexual desire, in Charlotte Bronte's works. It focuses on the importance of Bronte's heroines' relationships with substitute mothers and the significance of the emotional bond that these women maintain while engaging in heterosexual relationships.

Charlotte Bronte and Female Desire also offers theoretical views of mothers, mothering, and female homoerotic desire through an examination of the works of Sigmund Freud, Melanie Klein, and Nancy Chodorow."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-130) and index.