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GCSE English Literature · key term
An assumed name used by an author instead of their own name.
Used by AQA, Edexcel and OCR
Paper 1
A name used by an author instead of their own name when publishing.
Revise: ContextBrontë published under the pseudonym Currer Bell. The name concealed her identity and did not openly declare that she was a woman. She feared prejudice against women writers, including criticism focused on their personality or gender rather than their work.
Paper 2
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An assumed name used by a writer instead of their own name; Charlotte Brontë published as Currer Bell.
She published under the pseudonym Currer Bell. The name concealed her identity and did not openly declare her gender. Brontë feared prejudice against women writers, including criticism directed at their personalities rather than their work.
Paper 1
Revise: ContextBrontë published under the pseudonym Currer Bell. Women writers faced prejudice, and the Brontë sisters wanted their work judged on its merits rather than their gender. This provides a useful connection to Jane’s struggle to have her intelligence and feelings taken seriously.
