Wuthering Heights (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Emily Brontë
- First Published: 1847
- Type of Work: Psychological Romance
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Impressionistic literature
- Subjects: Family or family life, Memory, Changelings or cuckoos, Class conflict, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Abused persons, Gender roles, Nature, Marriage, Rural or country life, Friendship, Antiheroes, Child abuse, Emotions, Obsession, England or English people, Eighteenth century, Death or dying, Revenge, Lifestyles, Cruelty, Orphans or orphanages, Romanticism
- Locales: Yorkshire, England
The novel, which features an unusually intricate plot, traces the effects that unbridled hate and love have on two families. Ellen Dean, who serves both families, tells Mr. Lockwood, the new tenant at Thrushcross Grange, the bizarre stories of the house’s family, the Lintons, and of the Earnshaws of Wuthering Heights. Her narrative weaves the four parts of the novel, all dealing with the fate of the two families, into the core story of Catherine and Heathcliff. The two lovers manipulate various members of both families simply to inspire and torment each other in life and death.
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