The cancellation of narrator's explicity in Charlotte Bronte's "Shirley"

The article deals with the analysis of "Shirley ", the novel by Charlotte Bronte. "Shirley " is one of the most underrated novels by Ch. Bronte: it has not been in detail analysed from the point of view of narration or narrator. Having taken this into account, we suggest our analysis of the novel focusing on its narration and, in particular, its narrator (either first- or third person). It is common for Bronte's works to have a first-person narrator. "Shirley" seemingly introduces this type of narrator at the beginning and very end of the novel. This narrator, however, "disappears" from the reader's view after the introductory chapters and does not show herself explicitly for the most part of the narration. Thus, the novel shows an intricate play between the two types of narrator - explicit and implicit. This may be due to the genre of the novel which appears to be a historical novel, the latter being rather uncommon for Bronte's artwork.