Heartache and haunting remembrance plague the heroine Lucy Snowe while her restless body is caught between the dangers of disorientation, death, and the dark waters of a hungry sea in Villette. Published in 1853, Charlotte Brontë’s novel illuminates the manifold perils characters brave on travels, including delirious movement, illness-induced fainting, and tormenting recollections. When lonely Lucy relocates from London to the Belgium-inspired fictional kingdom of Labassecour on the Continent to find work as a teacher, she demonstrates her pedagogical and performative skills in addition to admiring art galleries and theater plays in the capital city of Villette.

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Restless Bodies, Rekindled Memories, and Somatic Encounters in Villette

  • Natasha Anderson

摘要

Heartache and haunting remembrance plague the heroine Lucy Snowe while her restless body is caught between the dangers of disorientation, death, and the dark waters of a hungry sea in Villette. Published in 1853, Charlotte Brontë’s novel illuminates the manifold perils characters brave on travels, including delirious movement, illness-induced fainting, and tormenting recollections. When lonely Lucy relocates from London to the Belgium-inspired fictional kingdom of Labassecour on the Continent to find work as a teacher, she demonstrates her pedagogical and performative skills in addition to admiring art galleries and theater plays in the capital city of Villette.