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Emily Brontë
It was the author's intention to give a comprehensive view of 'Wuthering Heights, ' one that would serve to guide the general reader to what is most important in Bronte's novel and interest the specialist as well.
148 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 1982
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June 20, 2023
Stumbled across this in the literary criticism (Lit Crit) section of the library… first time wandering over there, but I saw a book of the ever-mysterious and extremely talented Emily Brontë, so I thought, ehhh, why not.
This book does a deep dive on all her creations: her fantasy series Gondal that she created with Anne (and seemingly wrote a ton of poetry for but wasn’t very organized—I was pretty astounded by how much has been pieced together); her poetry; her essays in French written at school in Brussels; and, of course, Wuthering Heights.
Some may think this book dense, and they wouldn’t be wrong. However, if you’re an Emily Brontë fan, this book is well written and her works are well analyzed. I very much enjoyed it! I mostly am left with a sense of awe regarding the depth of her imagination!
This book does a deep dive on all her creations: her fantasy series Gondal that she created with Anne (and seemingly wrote a ton of poetry for but wasn’t very organized—I was pretty astounded by how much has been pieced together); her poetry; her essays in French written at school in Brussels; and, of course, Wuthering Heights.
Some may think this book dense, and they wouldn’t be wrong. However, if you’re an Emily Brontë fan, this book is well written and her works are well analyzed. I very much enjoyed it! I mostly am left with a sense of awe regarding the depth of her imagination!
November 19, 2012
An overview of the life and work of Emily Bronte.
I had wanted to read a biography of Emily Bronte and came across this book at the library. This slim volume contains only a brief biography, then goes on to analyze Bronte's works in separate chapters. While I was disappointed in the biography section, the chapters on her Gondal works, poetry, essays, and "Wuthering Heights" were well-thought out and interesting.
I've been interested in reading Bronte's adolescent work, the tales of Gondal, and was saddened to learn from this book that they no longer exist. The author pieces together the tales from Emily's poetry regarding the characters in Gondal and from her sparse journal entries.
The section on her poetry is quite lovely and, even though I'm not much into poetry, I plan on purchasing a collection of her poetic works in the near future.
Bronte studied briefly in Brussels with her sister Charlotte at the Pensionnat Heger and from this sojourn, we have a small collection of essays in French which Emily produced at the behest of her teacher, M. Heger. These essays are not presented in full, unfortunately, but sections are taken to show the originality of her thoughts.
Chapter 5 deals with "Wuthering Heights." The author goes into the deeper meanings of choices made by Bronte's characters, the symbolism of natural phenomena, and the spiritual union that Catherine and Heathcliffe achieved in death.
I'd like to delve further into each of these facets of Emily Bronte's work. This book provides a basic knowledge of Bronte's ideas and the forms it took to the reader. This is a great place to start if you're interested in Emily Bronte, but other sources will have to be found to take you deeper into her work.
I had wanted to read a biography of Emily Bronte and came across this book at the library. This slim volume contains only a brief biography, then goes on to analyze Bronte's works in separate chapters. While I was disappointed in the biography section, the chapters on her Gondal works, poetry, essays, and "Wuthering Heights" were well-thought out and interesting.
I've been interested in reading Bronte's adolescent work, the tales of Gondal, and was saddened to learn from this book that they no longer exist. The author pieces together the tales from Emily's poetry regarding the characters in Gondal and from her sparse journal entries.
The section on her poetry is quite lovely and, even though I'm not much into poetry, I plan on purchasing a collection of her poetic works in the near future.
Bronte studied briefly in Brussels with her sister Charlotte at the Pensionnat Heger and from this sojourn, we have a small collection of essays in French which Emily produced at the behest of her teacher, M. Heger. These essays are not presented in full, unfortunately, but sections are taken to show the originality of her thoughts.
Chapter 5 deals with "Wuthering Heights." The author goes into the deeper meanings of choices made by Bronte's characters, the symbolism of natural phenomena, and the spiritual union that Catherine and Heathcliffe achieved in death.
I'd like to delve further into each of these facets of Emily Bronte's work. This book provides a basic knowledge of Bronte's ideas and the forms it took to the reader. This is a great place to start if you're interested in Emily Bronte, but other sources will have to be found to take you deeper into her work.
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