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- Title
An Idolatrous Imagination? Biblical Theology and Romanticism in Charlotte Brontë's "Jane Eyre."
- Authors
Searle, Alison
- Abstract
In this article, the author discusses Bible and romanticism, the themes found in the book "Jane Eyre," by author Charlotte Brontë. The author delves into the theme of idolatry and its relationship with imagination. The positive role of the imagination as an element of desire is also analyzed. The author says that imagination, which gets flames from energies of romanticism, is a bridge between human beings and God.
- Subjects
JANE Eyre (Book : Bronte); BRONTE, Charlotte, 1816-1855; ROMANTICISM; BIBLE; IDOLATRY; IMAGINATION in religion; RELIGION
- Publication
Christianity & Literature, 2006, Vol 56, Issue 1, p35
- ISSN
0148-3331
- Publication type
Literary Criticism
- DOI
10.1177/014833310605600104