Charlotte Brontë at the Anthropocene

Forges a fresh interpretation of Charlotte Brontë's oeuvre as a response to ecological instability. Honorable Mention, 2020 Sonya Rudikoff Award presented by the Northeast Victorian Studies Association In this book, Shawna Ross argues that Charlotte Brontë was an attentive witness of the Anthropocene and created one of the first literary ecosystems animated by human-caused environmental change. Brontë combined her personal experiences, scientific knowledge, and narrative skills to document envir