Emily Bronte, Lu Qinglan 2014, Lu Qinglan 2014,Different editions of Wuthering Heigths ,The Life Wuthering Heights Eager Death,Contents, Lu Qinglan 2014,The Life, Lu Qinglan 2014,Victorian Period 1837-1901 A Long Period of Prosperity Rationalism Romanticism,Gothic Fiction(Delamotte,1990) Perils of the Soul Picturesque and Evocative Ruin, Lu Qinglan 2014,I. Background,Kenilworth Castle http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_fiction,The Poultry Cross http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Period,Personality: Emily was really introverted(Gerin,1971). Education & Experience: Emilys father gave strong support to childrens school education and shared his interest in arts with them(Green,2011).,Emily extremely loved solemn moors and storms(Moore,1936). Emily was punished after her mother was dead in her childhood(Moore,1936).,II. Early Life, Lu Qinglan 2014,influence on her later life and writing,Few poems of Emily written before 13 can be found today. Emily began her Gondal poems fictional island Discovered in 1845(Moore,1936) Published in 1846 as the pseudonym Ellis Bell(Hewish,1969) Influenced by German Romanticism: Schillre(Allen,2005), Byron, Beethoven(Brown,1939),III. Emily Bronte as poet, Lu Qinglan 2014,Emilys Gondal poems http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Bronte,Only novel: Wuthering Heights Fist published in 1847 Once be thought as a male author(Hewish,1969) the pseudonym Ellis Bell the violence and passion Not famous during her life,IV. Emily Bronte as Novelist, Lu Qinglan 2014,Title page of the original edition of Wuthering Heights http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Bronte#cite_note-Pykett-10,Wuthering heights, Lu Qinglan 2014,I. A Gothic fiction, Lu Qinglan 2014,Public and critism(Rena-Dozia ,2010) uncomfortable portion of nineteenth-century literary history being ignored for nearly a century after its publication Theme and moral: Moore(1936) said: She was able to express these themes, in one work at least, with a power and originality that give it a place in world literature. Structure and narrative: The complex organized structure:be criticized unique strategy The gothic narrative: acutely criticize and break down the opposition between gothic and domestic style in 19th century( Rena-Dozia,2010),II. Importance, Lu Qinglan 2014,III. Compare with the gondal poems, Lu Qinglan 2014,CONLUSION: The mind which created Wuthering Heights can be felt everywhere in Emilys Gondal poems.,Female characters(Oda,2010): Isabella and Cathy Linton Gothic heroines More vivid figures A whole version of women together,IV. characters, Lu Qinglan 2014,Functions of Fire (Tytler,2013) Heathcliff and Catherine as individuals the problematic love story between Heathcliff and Catherine characterization of Hindley, Frances, Isabella and Linton Heathcliff the relationship between Cathy and Hareton,V. Images and symbolism, Lu Qinglan 2014,The mad dog origindog ”keeper” (Moore,1963) The memorize of childhood The memorize of incidents, Lu Qinglan 2014,Moore,1963,p 133,Eager death, Lu Qinglan 2014,Childhood Mother died School year Death of two elder sisters Adulthood Younger brothers virtual suicide,Enthusiasm of death and ruin Decription of different kinds of death in her work, Lu Qinglan 2014,Though her lips were tight closed, Though they were hidden, If we re-read Cathys cry in Wuthering Heigths “I am weary to escape into that glorious world and be always there.” Emily Bronte(1847,Wuthweing Heights) that was the point., Lu Qinglan 2014, Lu Qinglan 2014,THANK YOU,Allen,M. (2005,March). Emily Bront and the Influence of the German 。aaaaRomantic Poets. Bront studies,30,7-10. Brown,H. (1939,July). The Influence of Byron on Emily Bront. The Modern aaaLanguage Review,vol.34,374-381. Delamotte,E.C. (1990). Perils of the Night: A Feminist Study of Nineteenth-Century aaaGothic. New York: Oxford University Press. Gerin,W. (1971). Emily Bront. London: Oxford University Press.,Reference, Lu Qinglan 2014,Hewish,J. (1969). Emily Bront: A Critical and Biographical Study. London: St. Martins aaaaPress. Moore,V. (1936). The Life and Eager Death of Emily Bront. London: aaaaRich&Cowan,Ltd Oda,Y. (2007,November). Wuthering Heights and the Waverley Novels:Sir Walter aaaaScotts Influence On Emily Bront. Bront Studies,32,217-226. Oda,Y. (2010). Emily Bront and the Gothic: Female Characters in Wuthering aaaaHeights. Revue LISA,2010,1. Rena-Dozia,E. (2010,Fall). Gothic Criticisms: Wuthering Heights and Nineteenth-aaaaCentury Literary History. ELH,77,757-775., Lu Qinglan 2014,