29. Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea
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大家好！虽然本台是年更播客，但up并没有冬眠。在过去的一年里，我几次登陆“痴人之爱”，与主播阿酌一起，聊了聊几本“中学生必读世界名著”。“简·爱宇宙”系列做完，依然意犹未尽。在这期英文番外里，我俩继续对于《简·爱》与《藻海无边》的讨论。

我们试着回答——简·爱为啥又回到了老罗身边？一个人不香吗？为什么简·爱的独立女性宣言不可信？《简·爱》作为幻想文学，“幻想性”体现在哪里？

在桑菲尔德的三楼走廊，你选择朝着简·爱的辛德瑞拉故事走，还是转向伯莎的蓝胡子梦魇？

对于失声的伯莎，《藻海无边》作为前传，如何反转疯女人叙事，讲述西印度群岛的被殖民史？

作为英国主旋律文学作品的《简·爱》，它如何回应和塑造纯正的英国性？

欢迎收听，也欢迎补齐播客“痴人之爱”收录的其他简·爱宇宙系列节目。

Hello! Azure and I had a follow-up discussion about Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea (you can find the previous episodes on Azure’s literature podcast, 痴人之爱). We provided our answers to the questions posed by the audience, incl. the Big Question: why did Jane Eyre go back to the side of Mr. Rochester? WHY?! We also argued that the famous manifesto of gender equality is more of a beguiling display than a heart-felt and effective confession of self-worth and independence. We delved into Bluebeard, the literary archetype of many stories. We read Wide Sargasso Sea, examining how Jean Rhys reversed the narrative of the so-called madwoman in the attic. Finally, we offered our theory on why and how Jane Eyre continues to fascinate generations of readers and what role it plays in imagining a form of pure Britishness.  

Hope you enjoy this episode! Let us know what you think!

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