This is a concise but comprehensive student guide to studying Emily Bronte's classic novel "Wuthering Heights". After its relatively modest reception in 1847, Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights" has become one of the most widely-read novels of the nineteenth century. Seen as one of those rare works that has transcended its literary origin to become part of the lexicon of popular culture, its uncompromising awareness of the powers of both love and selfishness, landscape and revenge has made it a popular choice of text for students. This concise but comprehensive guide to the text introduces its contexts, language, reception and adaptation from its first publication to the present. It includes points for discussion, suggestions for further study and an annotated guide to relevant reading. "Continuum Reader's Guides" are clear, concise and accessible introductions to key texts in literature and philosophy. Each book explores the themes, context, criticism and influence of key works, providing a practical introduction to close reading, guiding students towards a thorough understanding of the text. They provide an essential, up-to-date resource, ideal for undergraduate students.

Concise but comprehensive student guide to studying Emily Bronte's classic novel Wuthering Heights

About the Author
Ian Brinton is Editor for The Use of English. He is author of Contemporary Poetry Since 1990 (Cambridge University Press, 2009) and A Manner of Utterance: Readings in the Poetry of J.H. Prynne (Shearsman Press, 2009).

Reviews
Brinton's guide is, on the whole, an enlightening, well-researched, and ... convincing text that serves both its instructional purposes and the general reader's need for concise yet informed practical introduction to Wuthering Heights. * Journal of the European Society for the Study of English (ESSE) *
'Another volume - and the second by Ian Brinton - in the series initiated by Continuum as introductions to classic literary texts. Designed as guides for undergraduate students, the volumes follow a format that is both tightly focussed and demanding in the provision of historical, critical and creative contexts. It proves a format that in good hands is far from formulaic: each of Ian Brinton's chapters is compact, informed and clear. The writing is a model of combining the pleasures of close reading with instruction of a rewardingly exact order. Imaginatively conceived, and executed with quiet authority and openness of mind, this is work that in the best sense makes an 'old' text 'new' again.' -- Jean Gooder, Fellow Emerita, Newnham College, University of Cambridge, UK
A new study of Wuthering Heights is always welcomed, and the benefit of this one is its close readings of several key passages... It is good to have a study of the novel that challenges us to say what about it is so fascinating and what makes it so much of a draw. -- The Use of English



Book Information
ISBN 9781847064578
Author Ian Brinton
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC