Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865)
Autor von North and South [ NORTH AND SOUTH ] by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn (Author) Oct-11-2007 [ Paperback ]
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Elizabeth Gaskell was born on September 29, 1810 to a Unitarian clergyman, who was also a civil servant and journalist. Her mother died when she was young, and she was brought up by her aunt in Knutsford, a small village that was the prototype for Cranford, Hollingford and the setting for numerous mehr anzeigen other short stories. In 1832, she married William Gaskell, a Unitarian clergyman in Manchester. She participated in his ministry and collaborated with him to write the poem Sketches among the Poor in 1837. Our Society at Cranford was the first two chapters of Cranford and it appeared in Dickens' Household Words in 1851. Dickens liked it so much that he pressed Gaskell for more episodes, and she produced eight more of them between 1852 and 1853. She also wrote My Lady Ludlow and Lois the Witch, a novella that concerns the Salem witch trials. Wives and Daughters ran in Cornhill from August 1864 to January 1866. The final installment was never written but the ending was known and the novel exists now virtually complete. The story centers on a series of relationships between family groups in Hollingford. Most critics agree that her greatest achievement is the short novel Cousin Phillis. Gaskell was also followed by controversy. In 1853, she offended many readers with Ruth, which explored seduction and illegitimacy that led the "fallen woman" into ostracism and inevitable prostitution. The novel presents the social conduct in a small community when tolerance and morality clash. Critics praised the novel's moral lessons but Gaskell's own congregation burned the book and it was banned in many libraries. In 1857, The Life of Charlotte Brontë was published. The biography was initially praised but angry protests came from some of the people it dealt with. Gaskell was against any biographical notice of her being written during her lifetime. After her death on November 12, 1865, her family refused to make family letters or biographical data available. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- Gaskell, Elizabeth
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
- Andere Namen
- Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
Stevenson, Elizabeth Cleghorn (birth name) - Geburtstag
- 1810-09-29
- Todestag
- 1865-11-12
- Begräbnisort
- Brook Street Chapel graveyard, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK
- Geschlecht
- female
- Nationalität
- Grossbritannien
- Land (für Karte)
- England, UK
- Geburtsort
- Chelsea, London, Grossbritannien
- Sterbeort
- Holybourne, Hampshire, England, Grossbritannien
- Todesursache
- heart attack
- Wohnorte
- Lindsay Row (now 93 Cheyne Walk)
Heathwaite, Heathside, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Barford, Warwickshire, England, UK
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England, UK (Zeige alle 7)
Plymouth Grove, Manchester, England, UK - Ausbildung
- Avonbank School, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, UK
Barford House - Berufe
- novelist
short story writer
biographer
ghost story writer - Beziehungen
- Gaskell, Jane (great-great-great-grand-niece)
Stevenson, William (father)
Stevenson, John (brother)
Holland, Bryan T. (grandson)
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OK, es ist eine romantische Geschichte. Aber nicht wie die von Jane Austen (sie starb wenige Jahre nachdem E. Gaskell geboren wurde, 1810), nicht so leichtfüßig und unbeschwert, und in einer sich verändernden Welt.
Was mir besonders gefallen hat, ist die offene Haltung gegenüber anderen Menschen, anderen Gebräuchen, anderen Denkweisen. Der Blickwinkel bleibt nicht auf einen Stand beschränkt (typischerweise Pfarrerhaushalt), sondern interessiert sich für Arbeiter (die Autorin hat die Folgen der Industrialisierung in Manchester tatsächlich erlebt), für die Hausangestellten, und nimmt ihre Sorgen und Gedanken für ebenbürtig. Manche Aussagen lesen sich geradezu sozialistisch.
Und die Autorin kennt sich mit der Wirtschaft aus, es ist erstaunlich (für mich), welche Prinzipien damals schon galten und durchschaut wurden (dass z.B. ein möglicher Misserfolg eines Unternehmens nicht erwähnt werden darf, da sonst selbst ein gesundes Unternehmen tatsächlich durch fehlendes Vertrauen untergehen kann und andere mit sich reißt).
Die Gefühle und Stimmungen werden sehr schön beschrieben, ja, es ist ein emotionales Buch. Aber man merkt auch, dass Gaskell keine junge schwärmerische Frau war, als sie das Buch geschrieben hat (sie war 45 Jahre alt). Es gibt z.B. wundervolle Memento-mori-Stellen, besonders wenn es um Mr. Bell geht, die mir sehr ans Herz gingen (mehrere wichtige Personen sterben außerdem im Verlauf des Buchs)
Überhaupt fand ich die beschriebenen Gefühle nachvollziehbar und fast modern.
Den Roman wollte ich nach der Verfilmung dann doch lesen, erstaunlich, dass manche Dialoge fast wortgetreu übernommen wurden. Anderes fehlte im Film, im Falle der Glaubenszweifel und des dürr abgehandelten, sich ewig hinziehenden Endes war das auch gut so.
Für die nur-Film-Kenner: Es ist erstaunlich, dass der Film zum Teil wortgetreu die Dialoge übernommen hat. Anderes ist stärker geändert worden, z.B. die Geschichte von Mr. Bell. Henry Lennox hat im Buch mehr Platz. Im Buch wird auch noch weiter der Hintergrund von Frederick beleuchtet, der Glaubensaspekt wird diskutiert, und am Schluss muss Margaret noch länger auf Mr. Thornton warten. Und die Bahnhofsszene fehlt ganz! Ebenso natürlich "look back at me". In einigen wenigen Sätzen wird die ganze aufgestaute Leidenschaft von über zwei Jahren abgewickelt, was dann doch etwas frustrierend ist… (mehr)