Pyrh繹nen (comparative literature, U. of Helsinki) reads Charlotte Bront禱's 1847 classic Jane Eyre as an adaptation of the traditional 'Bluebird' fairytale in which each new wife is handed a key
enticing her to discover her husband's murder of his previous wives. After setting the stage for how Br繹nte's heroine occupies households with their own version of Bluebeard, she examines how
other novelists have interpreted this theme (e.g., Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, 1938; Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, 1979). Psychoanalytic motifs inform her textual
analysis of the themes of forbidden sexuality, religion, sacrifice, and scapegoating. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
