Emily Bronte’s gothic tale of love and revenge on the moors has fascinated readers for decades. In addition to the many films one may wish to see, there are also several “Wuthering Heights” sequels that continue with one aspect or another of the twisted saga. One is called “H: The Story of Heathcliff’s Journey Back ...
Emily Bronte was an accomplished figure in Victorian literature and poetry. One of her most classic novels, Wuthering Heights has strong ties with her poetry, such as “Remembrance” and “Riches I Hold in Light Esteem.” Bronte’s writings strongly resemble depressing themes and tones. This can be seen in both Wuthering Heights as well as the ...
Many people view social class as a social evil. However, there are others who believe that the individual human behavior of searching for social status is what starts the process of a society fracturing into two or more distinct classes. Often times, one is completely satisfied and fulfilled with what he or she has become ...
Literary women were often more than poets, and for many of them their novels are far more famous than their poetry. This collection of women poets of the past offers a dual look at women poets. In the first group are women whose fiction surpassed their poetry. In the second are women who were poets ...
Shakespeare uses the archetypal subjects of forgiveness and revenge in his play King Lear. Three groups of malicious characters seek revenge on their families, driving them towards the infernal pits of hell. For example, King Lear banishes Cordelia, Goneril and Regan shun their father, and Edmund betrays his father and brother. The only thing that ...
I first learned of this English chanteuse while watching video “Wuthering Heights” on late-night TV. A wonderful singer, avant garde artist, and dancer, Bush has influenced everyone from Tori Amos to Maxwell. She’s also collaborated with such artists as David Gilmour of Pink Floyd (who also discovered her), Peter Gabriel, and Prince. Though she’s taken ...
The Victorian era was a somewhat gritty and often macabre time for literature, at least by the day’s standards. It was also a time when some of the greatest writers produced some of the greatest novels of all time. Charles Dickens, the Bronte sisters, Robert Louis Stevenson, Lewis Caroll and many more classic authors were ...
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