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https://doi.org/10.15291/sic/1.15.lc.2
Glass Encounters: Exploring Visual Culture and Urban Identity in Charlotte Brontë’s Villette
Chia-Chieh Mavis Tseng
; Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
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Written in the aftermath of the Great Exhibition of 1851, Villette represents Charlotte Brontë’s literary exploration of nineteenth-century glass culture and its significant impact on urban identity and perception. This essay examines how glass in urban spaces and consumer culture reshapes characters’ self-perception and their experience of city life. After briefly discussing Brontë’s lasting interest in urban themes and her visit to the Great Exhibition, I focus on scenes in Villette involving mirrors and windows. These scenes reveal Lucy’s fragmented sense of identity through her reflections and her desire to control and frame her visual experiences. Finally, I analyze the exotic scene in Chapter 38, “Cloud,” where a spectacle is imaginatively presented behind a pane of glass, reflecting the display principles of the Great Exhibition
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325640
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Datum izdavanja:
15.12.2024.
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