UMA VIAGEM MARAVILHOSA NOS BOSQUES FICCIONAIS DOS PERÍODOS REGENCIAL E VITORIANO: DE LIZZIE BENNET PARA JANE EYRE.

This text invites the reader to a journey into the fictional woods of two important authors of English literature: Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë. Through a close reading of Lizzie Bennet and Jane Eyre, this work unfolds the story of two fascinating characters. The first one is from Jane Austen's most famous novel Pride and Prejudice, the second from Charlotte Brontë's masterpiece Jane Eyre. Their social contexts are not distant. Though Brontë once declared she was not a fan of Austen's stories, I dare say that Lizzie opens a way for Jane to follow. This article puts these characters side by side in order to show their similarities, differences and evolution as women in the English society of the 19th century. The intention is to search in art and literature some symbolic ways of dealing with aspects of real life such as womanhood. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]