Emily Brontë

A cura di Annabel Pope
 Wuthering Heights is considered to be one of the greatest works in English literature because of its plot, the gallery of characters which spans two generations, the Gothic element and its sentimental and psychological aspects.
 It is the disturbing story of an impossible love from the first childish games on the Yorkshire moors up to Cathy’s death and beyond, in a desperate pursuit of love which transcends life. Grudges, wickedness and cruel revenge, together with bursts of human generosity and passion, all take place inside or not far away from the main character of this novel: the house, i.e. “Wuthering Heights”.
 The numerous in-depth analyses are about the Brontë sisters, the setting of the story, the writer’s poetry, music and works of art inspired by Wuthering Heights, its adaptations for cinema, and the Gothic element present in the novel. 
 
 Teacher's Resources available online: Answer Key - Transcripts - Summing-up Activities
 
 Wuthering Heights di Emily Brontë è considerata una delle più grandi opere della letteratura inglese.
 È la storia inquietante di un amore impossibile. Rancori, perfidie e vendette crudeli accanto a slanci di umana partecipazione si svolgono tutti dentro o poco distanti dal protagonista assoluto del romanzo: la casa, chiamata “Wuthering Heights”.
 I numerosi approfondimenti vertono su Emily e le sorelle Brontë, la poesia dell’autrice, i film e la musica e la tematica gotica che il romanzo ha ispirato.

Chapter 1 – A Strange Household

Extension: Who was Emily Brontë?

Chapter 2 – Heathcliff and Cathy

Extension: The Brontë country

Chapter 3 – Separation and Reunion

Extension: Emily and her poetry

Chapter 4 – Cathy’s Decline

Extension: Wuthering Heights: the films

Chapter 5 – Twelve Years Later

Extension: Who has Wuthering Heights inspired?

Chapter 6 – Heathcliff’s Revenge

Extension: Gothic and supernatural elements in Wuthering Heights

Chapter 7 – Epilogue

Extension: Haworth churchyard

Summing-up activities

Glossary

Emily described herself as being  uncommunicative and enigmatic . Her unique imagination (in one of her poems she personifies imagination as having a will of its own), her capacity to live in the unreality of this world as well as reality, seems to have led to two separate people: the Emily of her poetic vision and writing and the Emily who lived at home and after her household duties walked on the moors reading and wandering with her dogs. A portrait of her dog drawn by Emily. A page from Emily s diary showing her and her sister Anne. When the three Bront  sisters succeeded in having a book of their poems published in 1846 it was apparently Emily who insisted on adopting androgynous pseudonyms, i.e., not clearly male or female pen names. Her sister, Charlotte, made clear why they chose to do this when she wrote to some literary critics by whom they had been accused of producing literature inappropriate to their sex,  To You I am neither Man nor Woman   I come before you as an Author only   it is the sole standard by which you have a right to judge me, the sole ground on which I accept your judgement.  Whoever Emily Bront  really was inside   and perhaps because what gave rise to her emotional intensity remains a mystery   Wuthering Heights still continues to enthral11 its readers and inspire other artists to create films, plays, poetry, music, songs and paintings. 11. enthral: to keep their interest and capture their complete attention. 18 

2  Heathcliff and Cathy Chapter BEFORE READING 1 Before the age of modern technology, telling stories by the fire was once a way of spending many long, winter evenings. How do you spend your evenings? c Watching television   c Surfing the Internet   c Chatting on MSN or Face Box   c Sending texts on your mobile phone   c Listening to music on your I-pod or MP3   c Watching DVDs on your home cinema   c Playing video games on the Playstation or the Nintendo   c Reading 2 Match the following words to the appropriate picture. a. pant b. gasp c. slap d. pinch e. whip f. punch 3 The story of Cathy and Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights has inspired artistic creation in all its forms: poems, music, songs, paintings, films and plays. What do you imagine them to look like? Tick the description which best matches your imagination. Cathy Heathcliff c Long, straight blond hair c Short, curly brown hair and clear blue eyes and green eyes c Short, black hair and dark c Shoulder-length, wavy black brown eyes hair and dark brown eyes c Long, wavy dark brown hair and green eyes c Short, straight blond hair and piercing blue eyes c Shoulder length, curly blond hair and brown eyes c Short, straight dark brown hair and brown eyes c Thick wavy chestnut hair c Curly black hair and and deep blue eyes hazel eyes 19 

Narrativa inglese, livello B2 intermedio. Il romanzo di Emily Brontë è considerato una delle più grandi opere della letteratura inglese.

Wuthering Heights - Collana RAINBOWS

Level B2 • Intermediate - Collana RAINBOWS

Wuthering Heights

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