The French aire in Jane Eyre
This article examines how Brontë makes French into a kind of licence for freedom of speech issued to both the eponymous heroine of the novel and the novelist herself. Jane’s knowledge of French qualifies her for the post of governess to Parisian born Adèle, and thus offers her an income and some ind...
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| Language: | English |
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Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée
2013-09-01
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| Series: | Cahiers Victoriens et Edouardiens |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/cve/839 |