aesthetic for cinema based on the dubious assumptions that this art came out of thin air! (371) And while Eisenstein may have focused his attention on Charles Dickens, I wish to point out the incredibly proto-cinematic ways of Charlotte Brontë, particularly in her novel, Besides proving that Brontë is under acknowledged for Jane Eyre. her visual capabilities, this paper will delve deeper into her imagery to identify the formerly misinterpreted understanding of women as not just bearers, but creators of image. But to do so effectively, I will begin by situating my argument historically. Historical Context No artwork is created in a void, nor is any author unaffected by the world around her. Charlotte Brontë’s environment is, therefore, worth acknowledging when reading with purpose. Born in 1817, Charlotte Brontë lived Jane Eyre through the hectic time of industrialization in Victorian England, and through many profound personal events; although she died at only 38 years old in 1854, she had outlived her mother and five of her siblings (Ewbank ix). Charlotte’s father, Patrick Brontë, left Ireland to attend college at Cambridge, then went on to become an ordained priest of the Church of England in 1807 (Stoneman 5). Somewhere in this shift of location, he also embraced a shift in identity by changing his name from the Irish Brunty, to the French sounding Brontë (Newman 4). He then became the curate in a small, remote, industrial village in which most people were tradesmen producing woolen cloth.
aesthetic for cinema based on the dubious assumptions that this art came out of thin air! (371) And while Eisenstein may have focused his attention on Charles Dickens, I wish to point out the incredibly proto-cinematic ways of Charlotte Brontë, particularly in her novel, Jane Eyre. Besides proving that Brontë is under acknowledged for her visual capabilities, this paper will delve deeper into her imagery to identify the formerly misinterpreted understanding of women as not just bearers, but creators of image. But to do so effectively, I will begin by situating my argument historically. Historical Context No artwork is created in a void, nor is any author unaffected by the world around her. Charlotte Brontë’s environment is, therefore, worth acknowledging when reading Jane Eyre with purpose. Born in 1817, Charlotte Brontë lived through the hectic time of industrialization in Victorian England, and through many profound personal events; although she died at only 38 years old in 1854, she had outlived her mother and five of her siblings (Ewbank ix). Charlotte’s father, Patrick Brontë, left Ireland to attend college at Cambridge, then went on to become an ordained priest of the Church of England in 1807 (Stoneman 5). Somewhere in this shift of location, he also embraced a shift in identity by changing his name from the Irish Brunty, to the French sounding Brontë (Newman 4). He then became the curate in a small, remote, industrial village in which most people were tradesmen producing woolen cloth.
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