The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

by Anne Brontë

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: Genre 1 key example

Genre
Explanation and Analysis:

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is a realist novel in that it depicts the bleak everyday lives of its characters rather than romanticizing them. This is seen in the “scandalous” (for its time) portrayal of Arthur’s debauchery, infidelity, and abuse.