
This is not a story about niceties and upper class propriety. What I love about this novel is the setting the wilderness. That wouldn't really be saying it strongly enough. So, what do I love so much about Wuthering Heights? Everything. I mean, come on, it's my favourite book so it deserves better than empty nothingness. The ladies over at The Readventurer kindly allowed me to get my feelings of utter adoration for Wuthering Heights off my chest in their "Year of the Classics" feature, but I now realise it's time I posted a little something in this blank review space. I do not say that lightly - I've read quite a lot from all different genres - but this is my favourite book. Finally, Lin Haire-Sargeant scrutinizes the role of Heathcliff in film adaptations of Wuthering Heights.Ī Chronology and updated Selected Bibliography are also included.more Gilbert assesses the role of Victorian Christianity plays in the novel, while Martha Nussbaum traces the novel's romanticism. Hillis Miller examines Wuthering Heights's problems of genre and critical reputation. A Stuart Daley considers the importance of chronology in the novel. New to the fourth Edition are twelve of Emily Bronte's letters regarding the publication of the 1847 edition of Wuthering Heights as well as the evolution of the 1850 edition, prose and poetry selections by the author, four reviews of the novel, and poetry selections by the author, four reviews of the novel, and Edward Chitham's insightful and informative chronology of the creative process behind the beloved work.įive major critical interpretations of Wuthering Heights are included, three of them new to the Fourth Edition. The text is accompanied by entirely new explanatory annotations. For the Fourth Edition, the editor has collated the 1847 text with several modern editions and has corrected a number of variants, including accidentals. This best-selling Norton Critical Edition is based on the 1847 first edition of the novel. New to the You can find the redesigned cover of this edition HERE. You can find the redesigned cover of this edition HERE.
