Welcome back listeners! Join Jen and Lane once again in diving deep into an absolute favorite of classic literature, Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. In this twisted romance (or, should we even call it that?), dark themes provide the foundation for one of the most complex characters in the English canon: Heathcliff. Throughout the novel, Heathcliff’s obsession, need for revenge, and constant plots lead to regular success, but at the devastating expense of those around him.
And yet, perhaps his actions could be heroic romanticism? Could his obsession be more of a youthful passion, and his machinations born out of necessity, created by his surroundings? Are his actions towards those who took his love from him justified? Grab a cup of tea and decide for yourself!
Episode Links:
Referred to in the episode:
• Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back to Me Now (YouTube.com link)
• Emily Brontë: "I Am the Only Being Whose Doom" (Poetry Foundation)
• Withering Heights is a Virgin’s Story, and Other Opinions of Brontë’s Classic (Lit Hub article)
Buy the book:
• Wuthering Heights (Bookshop.org paperback)
• Wuthering Heights (libro.fm audiobook)
Show Links:
• Bards Alley Bookshop Website