Villette (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

<p><strong>After a family disaster Lucy Snowe travels from her native England to the French-speaking city of Villette to teach at a girls' school.</strong> There Lucy becomes progressively closer to the irascible autocratic and male chauvinist professor M. Paul Emanuel. However a group of conspiring antagonists work to keep the two apart on the grounds that a union between a catholic and a protestant is impossible. </p><p><em>Villette</em> is noted for its acute tracing of Lucy's psychology. The novel in a gothic setting simultaneously explores themes of isolation doubling displacement and subversion and each of their impacts upon the protagonist's psyche. <em>Villette</em> is sometimes celebrated as an exploration of gender roles and repression. <em>Villette</em> also explores isolation and cross-cultural conflict in Lucy's attempts to master the French language as well as conflicts between her English Protestantism and Catholicism.</p><p class=ql-align-justify>This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.</p><p><br></p>