In my second term studying English Culture at the Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), I was introduced to a book that I knew would… Continue a ler »Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South: Contrasting Milton and Helstone
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell was published in 1855 amid the Industrial Revolution in the Victorian Era. Classed as an Industrial Novel, it is… Continue a ler »Conflicts of Sex and Class in North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
“Desculpa, professora!”, ela disse após me entregar a prova, preocupada com a extensão do texto. Era um ensaio de seis páginas em papel almaço… Continue a ler »Margaret’s Character: from a Romantic to a Realistic Perspective
In Elizabeth Gaskell’s social novel North and South, we can identify a strong female protagonist – Margaret Hale –, and a discussion around relevant social… Continue a ler »Female Strength and Class Antagonism in North and South
The 19th century was an age of fast-paced changes throughout England and Europe. Following the great shifts happening in society as a whole – from… Continue a ler »North and South and the Novelistic Democracy
“A girl in love will do a good deal”, says John Thornton, the love interest of the protagonist of North and South (1854): an industrial… Continue a ler »Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South (1854): An Introduction to the Novel