Charlotte Brontë
Thornton, 1816 - Haworth, 1855
Manuscrit autographe, intitulé Second series of the Young Mens Magazines. No Second, datant de septembre 1830.
La romancière britannique rédige ce manuscrit inédit à l’âge de 14 ans. Cette œuvre fait partie d’une série de Magazines écrits au cours de l’adolescence de Charlotte Brontë. Ils sont directement inspirés du Blackwood’s Magazine, revue mélangeant actualité internationale, faits divers et contes populaires, que Patrick Brontë lisait à ses enfants et qui alimenta fortement leur imagination. Young Men's Magazine s’inscrit ainsi dans l’univers fantastique de Glass Town, le plus ancien des mondes fictifs créés par les quatre enfants Brontë. Branwell rédige alors en parallèle le Branwell’s Blackwood’s Magazine, dans le même esprit que les Magazines de sa sœur, Charlotte. Le manuscrit présenté ici se compose de trois textes intitulés : « A letter from Lord Charles Wellesley » (« Lettre de Lord Charles Wellesley »), « The Midnight Song » («Le Chant de Minuit ») et « Journal of a Frenchman [continued] » (« Journal d’un Français [suite] »). Le manuscrit se termine par une page d’«Advertisements » (« Annonces ») dans laquelle on peut notamment lire : « À saisir. Un cheval de toute beauté !!!! Pour celui qui sait comment tricher ». Les travaux de jeunesse des enfants Brontë revêtent une importance capitale, tant les univers créés au cours de cette période ont influencé leurs œuvres écrites à l’âge adulte. Ainsi, dans « A letter from Lord Charles Wellesley », on découvre une scène décrivant comment Caroline Krista met le feu au lit de Charles Wellesley. La description de cet acte de folie n’est pas sans rappeler l’une des scènes les plus connues du célèbre roman de Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, lorsque Bertha, l’épouse démente de M. Rochester, met le feu au lit de son mari.
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and for those who don't read French, I put a Google translation below
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI have to say I'm finally getting into reading Charlotte's wild writings when young . It's particularly fun after months of reading her formal, sober sides letters to Ellen and others
One cannot say they know of Charlotte Bronte without reading both and when one does, one is left with the feeling no one could ever see the whole of this tiny giant.
The great contrast between Charlotte's amazing, free for all early work and her fabulous, formal letters ..only genius could bridge .
The reader's sensibility placed between these sharp contrasts, feels a sensation in the brain that is exquisite and all Charlotte
I have to say there never was and will never be another like her
Whether is was due to a scarcity of paper or so the books would fit the wooden solders hands, making the books tiny was genius at work again. It kept them safe for many years
It also helped that Charlotte's husband, Arthur ,put them away and kept them for the sake of Charlotte's hand writing for 50 years .
The " genius" of Arthur Bell Nicholls is that he didn't try figuring Charlotte out. That would not be possible, so why start?
I think this was part of the attraction for Charlotte . It assured a kind privacy which the Bronte's adored of course.
Even though Arthur could not understand her gift( and how many could? ) He felt its effect nonetheless and loved Charlotte in part because of it. It was a huge part of who she was after all . You don't have to understand the science behind fire to feel the heat and burn .
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Postscript Young Mens Magazines Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë
Thornton, 1816 - Haworth, 1855
Autograph manuscript, entitled Second series of the Young Mens Magazines. No Second, dated September 1830.
The British novelist wrote this novel at the age of 14 years
. This work is part of a series of magazines written in Charlotte Brontë's teenage years . They are directly inspired by Blackwood's Magazine, mixing international news magazine, news items and folktales that Patrick Brontë read to their children and strongly feed their imagination.
Young Men's Magazine and is part of the fantastic world of Glass Town, the earliest fictional worlds created by the four Bronte children.
The manuscript presented here consists of three texts entitled: "A letter from Lord Charles Wellesley" ("Letter from Lord Charles Wellesley"), "The Midnight Song" ("The Song of Midnight") and "Journal of a Frenchman [Continued ] "(" Diary of a French [more]
The manuscript ends with a page of "Advertisements" ("Announcements") in which it is to read: "To seize. A beautiful horse!! For those who know how to cheat. "The early works of Bronte children are of paramount importance, as the universe created during this period influenced their written works to adulthood.
Thus, in "A letter from Lord Charles Wellesley," we find a scene describing how Caroline Krista sets fire to bed Charles Wellesley. The description of this act of madness is reminiscent of one of the most famous of the famous scenes in " Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë, when Bertha, the mad wife of Mr. Rochester, sets fire to his bed .
Wonderful to see so much of the little 'magazine' in this video...loved the oversized views of the pages, that was a treat!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThank you Anne for the translation...
xo J~