Jane Eyre and Our Age of Authenticity
Publication Date
April 2016
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Creative Writing
Abstract
Beloved by countless women readers and Hollywood filmmakers, Jane Eyre is sometimes dismissed as mere pulp fiction for the literary set. But beneath the surface-level romance, Jane Eyre offers a profoundly philosophical portrait of the modern self. In fact, the novel embodies to a remarkable degree the modern quest for self-creation described by Charles Taylor in The Ethics of Authenticity.
Recommended Citation
Prior, Karen, "Jane Eyre and Our Age of Authenticity" (2016). Faculty Publications and Presentations. 164.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/eml_fac_pubs/164
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