Sara Lodge offers a lively introduction to the critical history of one of the most widely-studied nineteenth-century novels, from the first reviews through to present day responses. The Guide also includes sections devoted to feminist, Marxist and postcolonial criticism of Jane Eyre, as well as analysis of recent developments.

'To summarise the enormous body of criticism that Jane Eyre has generated since its publication in 1847 in 200 pages was not an easy task. To do this in an accessible way without falling into oversimplifications was even harder to achieve. The fact that the final result is not only a good reference book but also a highly readable one evinces the success of Sara Lodge's task.' - Bronteblog

Aknowledgements
Introduction
Victorian Responses: Power and Popularity; Coarseness and Criticism
Jane Eyre's 'I': From Humanism to Deconstruction
An Iconic Text: Feminism and Psychoanalytic Criticism
Caste Typing: Marxism and Materialist Criticism
Bertha's Savage Face: Postcolonial Concerns
New Historicism and the Turn Toward History 
Moving Picture: Jane Eyre Adapted
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

SARA LODGE is Lecturer in English at the University of St Andrews, UK.