Thursday Talk: 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall' - Anne’s Radical Masterpiece
Thursday Talks occur twice on the day, once at the Museum and once online. You can book tickets for the online talk here.
| Event | Time | Price | Venue | How to book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-person | 2pm | Free with entry to the Museum and for residents in BD20, BD21, and BD22 | Brontë Event Space at the Old School Room | No need to book |
| Online | 7:30pm | £5 | On Zoom: a link will be sent | Click 'Book now' button |
The radicalism of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall lies in its extensive critique of the values of the society in which Anne lived. Its themes encompass education, gender norms, and religious belief in an age when marriage was the normal and satisfying end to a story. Instead, Anne dared to dissect a marriage and write about a husband’s abusive conduct.
This talk will examine Anne’s novel both in the context of its time and from a modern perspective, to demonstrate its powerful challenge to the accepted ideas of its day, and its remarkable modern relevance.
This Thursday Talk will be given by Andrew Stodolny, Learning Coordinator at the Brontë Parsonage Museum. He previously taught History and Politics at the Grammar School at Leeds.
