The Brontë sisters -- Charlotte, Emily, and Anne -- are a fascinating study in contradictions: ardent feminists whose works nevertheless seem to embrace patriarchy, reclusive outsiders with a thorough knowledge of human nature, and devout Christians and royalists whose works nevertheless evince a skepticism about the established church and monarchy.
Over three sessions participants will resolve these contradictions and place the lives and works Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë within a broader historical and literary context.