This new view of literary criticism based on Mrs. Gaskell's seminal biography of Charlotte Brontë (whom she knew well), takes the view that Gaskell is responsible for the Brontë Myth (of the whole family) as we have known it for more than a century. Although often repetitive, Miller's thinking is original and sympathetic giving an intriguing picture not only of Charlotte Brontë but also of the rather nebulous figure of Gaskell as woman and artist.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 17 February 2003 ) |
