tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post3039934551893478596..comments2024-03-29T03:04:00.853-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: Jane Eyre - Psalms are not interestingAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-45919453174632057482024-03-09T23:55:44.226-06:002024-03-09T23:55:44.226-06:00Agreed. And it is, I propose, the Bible out of whi...Agreed. And it is, I propose, the Bible out of which the author of Jane Eyre makes Jane Eyre. I say “the author of Jane Eyre” and not Charlotte Brontë because the novel reveals that it is a—if not the—Holy Spirit who writes Jane Eyre, according to Jane. Hence, all the bird imagery and even the name “eyre,” the medium in which moves the Bird of birds who communicates through the images—not necessarily the “letterpress”—of this extraordinary work of prophetic art. <br /><br />The Book of books is the Bird of birds in Western art. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-2929570242715494652015-03-30T10:27:21.179-05:002015-03-30T10:27:21.179-05:00Schiller is actually a clue, or an inside joke. A...Schiller is actually a clue, or an inside joke. A couple of years ago, I poked into the secondary literature to see if the clue had been used to solve the mystery. As far as I could tell, it has not.<br /><br />I need to reread this book & write this stuff up.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-22739924394332670222015-03-30T10:14:20.986-05:002015-03-30T10:14:20.986-05:00Little Jane's favorite Bible books quote was o...Little Jane's favorite Bible books quote was one of the unexpected favorite bits from the early part of the novel for me, and even though the precocious girl didn't list the Song of Songs as she maybe should have (!), seeing a later character named St John appear as a sequel to Jane's fandom for the Book of Revelations was definitely reward enough. I believe Schiller also gets mentioned once Jane begins learning German, but I don't know what to make of that because Schiller's a Teutonic humiliation for me.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-16723776450848656642008-05-13T22:00:00.000-05:002008-05-13T22:00:00.000-05:00Books are also made of other things, and some book...Books are also made of other things, and some books are more bookish than others. Some books are made of little else but other books. Most, like <EM>Jane Eyre</EM> are a blend of imagination, books, and observation. What else goes in this list?Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-85663523605899712592008-05-13T06:03:00.000-05:002008-05-13T06:03:00.000-05:00This is why reading other people's reactions to bo...This is why reading other people's reactions to books is so fun - I can't wait to see what else you'll bring us about Jane Eyre this week. <BR/>Like Stefanie, I also missed the references to those other books. The Bible was on my radar when I read it the most recently but I didn't take the time to think too hard on how to fit the references into the story.<BR/><BR/>Love the comment about books being made of other books. So true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-18220473240681818492008-05-12T23:04:00.000-05:002008-05-12T23:04:00.000-05:00Waste my time! Oh no no no.The book theme does pet...Waste my time! Oh no no no.<BR/><BR/>The book theme does peter out after Jane's schooldays (it's replaced by the related fairy theme, as Jane herself moves into a book). But once you notice the books, they start appearing everywhere. <BR/><BR/>I wish I knew how Kings and Chronicles fit in - those are the two that stumped me. Maybe they don't fit in, or are just more story-telling. I don't want to push this too far.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-43162567447011235912008-05-12T18:29:00.000-05:002008-05-12T18:29:00.000-05:00You know, I've read Jane Eyre several times and I ...You know, I've read Jane Eyre several times and I can't say that I ever noticed all the book references. Brilliant, really. Thanks for picking them out. You have made me want to read Jane Eyre once again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-64024167931821251602008-05-12T12:06:00.000-05:002008-05-12T12:06:00.000-05:00Oh, I am so pleased you have read this because now...Oh, I am so pleased you have read this because now I'll get to learn so much more about it. I did not pick up on all the links to 18th century texts (besides the Gothic thing but I understood it in a less specific sense) neither did I detect that the novel was so specifically linked to the Bible.<BR/><BR/>Of course, hope you liked the book and it didn't waste your time blah blah etc. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com