Episode 321: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë, Ch. 13-19

On The Literary Life Podcast this week, Angelina and Thomas cover chapters 13-19 of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre . Today's episode includes more discussion of the important symbols and images in these chapters. Angelina highlights the stories of Bluebeard, Beauty and the Beast, and Cupid and Psyche and their connections to this book. She and Thomas also talk about the trope of the "reformed rake" and how it relates to Brontë is setting up that possibility here. In these chapters we see more fire images, as well as several things that point to this story as a journey of the soul for both Jane and Mr. Rochester. You can check out all the latest offerings of mini-classes and webinars, both upcoming and recorded in the past. Find everything at HouseofHumaneLetters.com , where you can also sign up for the HHL newsletter to stay in the loop about all the latest happenings! Don't forget to visit for the full show notes for this episode!

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Episode 321: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë, Ch. 13-19 is an episode from The Literary Life Podcast by Angelina Stanford.

This episode is 01:21:11 long.

This episode was published on Mar 24, 2026.

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