Emily Bronte: Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
Buch
- Ed. w. an introd. and notes by Pauline Nestor
- Penguin Books Ltd (UK), 01/2003
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, B-format paperback
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780141439556
- Bestellnummer: 2050797
- Umfang: 353 Seiten
- Auflage: Reissue.
- Copyright-Jahr: 2003
- Gewicht: 307 g
- Maße: 199 x 129 mm
- Stärke: 29 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 30.1.2003
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Beschreibung
Emily Bronte's beloved gothic romance, plumbing the dark depths of the human psyche with unmatched passion and dramaIn Wuthering Heights , Emily Bronte tells the story of Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange on the bleak Yorkshire moors, who is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before: of the intense passion between the foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, and her betrayal of him. As Heathcliff's bitterness and vengeance is visited upon the next generation, their innocent heirs must struggle to escape the legacy of the past.
In this Penguin Classics edition, a new preface by Lucasta Miller, author of The Bronte Myth , looks at the ways in which the novel has been interpreted, from Emily Bronte's time onwards. This complements Pauline Nestor's introduction, which discusses changing critical receptions of the novel, as well as Emily Bronte''s influences and background.
Klappentext
One of English literature's classic masterpieces-a gripping novel of love, propriety, and tragedy. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American ReadEmily Brontë's only novel endures as a work of tremendous and far-reaching influence. The Penguin Classics edition is the definitive version of the text, edited with an introduction by Pauline Nestor.
Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange, situated on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before. What unfolds is the tale of the intense love between the gypsy foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Catherine, forced to choose between passionate, tortured Heathcliff and gentle, well-bred Edgar Linton, surrendered to the expectations of her class. As Heathcliff's bitterness and vengeance at his betrayal is visited upon the next generation, their innocent heirs must struggle to escape the legacy of the past.
In this edition, a new preface by Lucasta Miller, author of The Brontë Myth, looks at the ways in which the novel has been interpreted, from Charlotte Brontë onwards. This complements Pauline Nestor's introduction, which discusses changing critical receptions of the novel, as well as Emily Brontë's influences and background.
