Wuthering Heights: Great British Classics

Publisher Marketing: Without a doubt, today Wuthering Heights is one of the most loved and treasured novels ever written in English - an absolute "must read." Although Wuthering Heights is now widely regarded as one of the most important classics of English literature, contemporary reviews for the novel were deeply divided, as it was considered controversial because its depiction of mental and physical cruelty was unusually stark, and it challenged strict Victorian ideals of the day, including religious hypocrisy, morality, social classes and gender inequality. At times dark and sinister, the novel broke with many contemporary ideas as to how romantic literature should be composed. Wuthering Heights is Emily Bronte's only novel, written between October 1845 and June 1846, and published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell; she sadly died the following year, aged just 30. Though Emily would not live to experience it, Wuthering Heights rose to become a model of a romantic, gothic novel full of passion, jealousy and tragic love. The main characters Heathcliff and Catherine have been firmly established as the most tragic couple in literature since Romeo and Juliet but with far more dire consequences for everybody involved." Review Citations: School Library Journal 11/01/2008 pg. 75 (EAN 9781400136889, Compact Disc) Library Journal 08/15/2005 (EAN 9780143058113, Compact Disc) Booklist 04/15/1993 pg. 1530 (EAN 9781561001170, Analog Audio Cassette) Library Journal 03/15/2007 pg. 105 (EAN 9780141439556, Paperback) Newsweek 03/23/2009 pg. 14 (EAN 9780140366945, Paperback) School Library Journal 08/24/2000 (EAN 9780001046405, Analog Audio Cassette) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 110 (EAN 9780679405436, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 728 (EAN 9780679405436, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 67 (EAN 9780679405436, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 889 (EAN 9780679405436, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 91 (EAN 9780679405436, Hardcover) Entertainment Weekly 07/05/2013 pg. 97 (EAN 9780486292564, Paperback) Entertainment Weekly 02/22/2013 pg. 81 (EAN 9780142423295, Paperback) Audio File 08/01/2011 pg. 36 (EAN 9781441704214, Compact Disc) School Library Journal 07/01/2010 pg. 82 (EAN 9781607546702, Library Binding) Entertainment Weekly 09/18/2009 pg. 130 (EAN 9780141326696, Paperback) People Weekly 01/18/2010 pg. 59 (EAN 9780061962257, Paperback) Entertainment Weekly 12/11/2009 pg. 119 (EAN 9780141040356, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Bronte, Emily Fille de pasteur anglican, Emily Bronte (1818-1848) est une poetesse et romanciere britannique. Elle passe sa jeunesse au presbytere avec son frere et ses deux soeurs, Anne et Charlotte. Les trois soeurs publient ensemble un recueil de poemes avant d'ecrire chacune des romans. "Wuthering Heights", l'unique roman d'Emily, est considere comme un chef-d'oeuvre de la litterature anglaise.