Abstract
It has been generally accepted by biographers that Charlotte Brontë thoroughly disliked Tennyson's poetry. This belief is based on a remark made by Elizabeth Gaskell in a letter written shortly after her first meeting with Charlotte. This article challenges the accepted view and explores the literary connections between 'The Princess' and 'Shirley' and between 'In Memoriam' and 'Villette' and argues that Tennyson had a complex infl uence on Charlotte Brontë’s last two novels.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 47-56 |
| Journal | Brontë Studies |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- British and Irish Literature
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