Jane Eyre Terms
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paulainglis on May 17, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Bildungsroman | a coming of age story dealing with the growth or apprenticeship of a young protagonist learning the ways of the world |
| Confessional novel | a novel that deals with private matters; the reader gains access to the protagonist's personal thoughts and beliefs |
| Gothic novel | a novel featuring music, chivalry, horror, mystery, and the supernatural; they have dark and gloomy atmospheres, they are often set in creepy old mansions. |
| Romanticism | a literary and artistic movement that privileged emotion and the imagniation, nature, rebellion, individual freedom, and optimism about the human condition. |
| Realism | a literary and artistic movement away from Romanticism; it priveleged the ordinary. |
| Mystery | prose story or novel that features a mysterious and often terrific plot; most commonly seen as detective fiction where the protagonist must solve a specific mystery. |
| Verisimilitude | the appearance or semblance of truth and actuality; the writer mimics reality |
| Byronic Hero | a protagonist made popular by Lord Byron; a byronic hero is "proud, moody, cynical, with defiance on his brow, and misery in his heart, a scorner of his kind, implacable in revenge, yet capable of deep and strong affection". |
| Pathos | an effect or mood acheived when a work of art or an argument simulates pity, tenderless, sorrow, or another strong emotional responcse in the audience. |
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