Villette: The Biblical/Theological Impulse.

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  • Author(s): Wilks, Brian (AUTHOR)
  • Source:
    Bronte Studies. Nov2012, Vol. 37 Issue 4, p332-338. 7p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855; Fiction; Catholic Church; Anglo-Catholicism; Theology
    • Abstract:
      The aim of this article is to consider Charlotte Brontë's interest in theology and her fascination with the Oxford Movement and Roman Catholicism. She likely included material on these religious movements in her novels, particularly in Villette, for several reasons: her own curiosity about and attraction to them, her own personal experience of them during her time in Brussels and her desire to broaden the scope of her novels to include topics of current interest to her readers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]