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Ein Roman von Emily Brontë,. gelesen von Anne Theres Priemer. Auf einer Anhöhe inmitten der rauen Landschaft des englischen Yorkshire liegt das Anwesen 'Wuthering Heights', dem Wind schutzlos ausgesetzt, der hier strenger als anderswo weht. Sein Besitzer, der gutmütige Mr. Earnshaw, nimmt das Findelkind Heathcliff zu sich, in den Earnshaws Tochter Cathy sich später heftig verliebt. Doch ihre Liebe endet im Unglück, und ein Gespinst aus Rache und Verrat liegt fortan über dem Ort. Ein Sturm tobt über das Hochmoor von Yorkshire, der neue Pächter Mr. Lockwood muss die Nacht auf Wuthering Heights verbringen.

Wuthering Heights is a multigenerational story of love and revenge that revolves around the inhabitants of a desolate farmhouse called Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff, an orphan boy, and Catherine are raised together at Wuthering Heights. Despite the difference in their social position, they...

Klasické dílo anglické literatury. Autorka mistrně vystihla nejtemnější zákoutí lidské duše, zlobu a záludnost. Jeden z nejtemnějších a nejsmutnějších příběhů světové literatury. Ponurost větrných vřesovišť jako by podněcovala pana Heathcliffa k splácení všech skutečných i domnělých křivd, jež se mu v životě přihodily. Pln nenávisti, smutku, lásky i bolesti, zlý i hluboce nešťastný myslí jen na jedno – na pomstu. Autorka sugestivně líčí prostředí, v němž vyrůstal, i příčiny, proč z vnímavého chlapce vyrostl uzavřený záludný člověk, který zasvětil život pomstě.

Despite the fact that the sisters lived relatively short lives (Charlotte lived to be 38, Emily 30, and Anne 29), their works continue to be widely read and admired. Their novels have been adapted into numerous films, plays, and television programs, and their influence can be seen in the works of many contemporary writers.

Emily Bronte's gothic love story of the undying love between Cathy and Heathcliff set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire Moors. Few would like to have either as a best friend perhaps, but most would wish to be loved as they loved one another. "I cannot live without my life; I cannot die without my soul," is one of the many unforgettable lines of this timeless story.

The Greatest Female Writers Classics Collection is a stunning compilation of twenty books by some of the most legendary women writers throughout history. From Mary Wollstonecraft’s groundbreaking call for women’s rights to Austen’s unparalleled witty romance; from Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s clever reckoning with female oppression to the stunning verse of Emily Dickinson: these writers put women’s literary genius on the map, and continue to resonate with audiences today.

Perhaps England's greatest literary family. To find one brilliant novelist in a family is extremely rare. But two? Three?

The Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Emily Jane and Anne, together with their brother Patrick, are famed throughout the world. And amongst their many talents was poetry. Of course, being Brontë's, they were rather good at that too.

When it was first published in 1847, Wuthering Heights was considered highly controversial for its blunt portrayal of domestic abuse, alcoholism, and the dismissal of Christian values by some of its characters. Today, this gothic novel is considered one of the greatest in English literature.

Cette œuvre magistrale d'Emily Brontë, publiée en 1847 un an avant sa mort sous le pseudonyme masculin d'Ellis Bell, occupe une place à part dans la littérature anglaise du XIXème siècle. Loin des romances victoriennes aux canons étroits, avec une plume toute de passion, elle nous dépeint ici l'histoire d'une famille des landes anglaises emportée par une tourmente de sentiments d'une violence inouïe.

"Se tutto il resto scomparisse e restasse solo lui, continuerei a esistere.""Un romanzo in cui domina la violenza sugli uomini, sugli animali, sulle cose, scandito da scatti di crudeltà sia fisica sia, soprattutto, morale. Un romanzo brutale e rozzo - sono gli aggettivi utilizzati dalla critica dell'epoca - che scuoteva gli animi per la sua potenza e la sua tetraggine e che narra il consumarsi di un'inesorabile (sino a un certo punto) vendetta portata avanti con fredda meticolosità dal disumano Heathcliff.

Follow the sound of crashing waves, howling winds, and tolling bells to tales of treason and vengeance, beasts and plague, haunted houses and curses, mystery and murder. These vintage chillers, written by Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, Charles Dickens, Emily Bronte, Alexandre Dumas, and Guy de Maupassant, are brought to life by William Johnstone, Frank Lovejoy, Mercedes McCambridge, Eleanor Audley, Lon Clark, and more.

Issız bir fundalıkta, rüzgârın hiç dinmediği bir ev… Uğultulu Tepeler, aşkın en karanlık yüzünü anlatan sarsıcı bir klasik. Merkezinde Heathcliff ile Catherine Earnshaw’in birbirini hem var eden hem de yıkan bağı vardır: tutku, gurur ve sınıf farkı birleşir; sevgi zamanla öfkeye, öfke intikama dönüşür. Bu roman, romantik bir hikâye gibi başlayıp hızla bir hesaplaşmaya evrilir; acı yalnız iki kişi arasında kalmaz, nesiller boyu sürer. Gotik atmosferi, şiirsel dili ve unutulmaz karakterleriyle Uğultulu Tepeler, “bazı aşklar iyileştirmez—yarayı büyütür” cümlesini dinleyenin içine işler.

When Mr. Earnshaw brings a black-haired foundling child into his home on the Yorkshire moors, he little imagines the dramatic events which will follow. The passionate relationship between Cathy Earnshaw and the foundling, Heathcliff, is a story of love, hate, pity and retribution, the effects of which reverberate throughout the succeeding generations....

Las borrascas del titulo no solo se presentan en la desolada naturaleza donde se desarrolla la accion sino en las almas de los personajes, una serie de seres humanos frustrados entre los que se destaca el amargado Heathcliff, que vive para la venganza por haber sido menospreciado, debido a sus orígenes humildes.

Although Wuthering Heights is now a classic of English literature, contemporaneous reviews were deeply polarised; it was controversial because of its unusually stark depiction of mental and physical cruelty, and it challenged Victorian ideas about religion, morality, class, and woman's place in society.

Hay relaciones que desde el inicio paracen estar destinadas a ser apasionadas y complejas, pero pocas como la que se crea entre Catherine y Heathcliffe, personajes fundamentales de "Cumbres Borrascosas", a los que los deseos "del cruel destino"..... Cumbra Borrascosas difícil hacer una breve introducción de lo que puede ser considerada como una de las obras maestras de la literatura universal.

At the heart of Dark Romanticism is its brooding, pessimistic tone, its emphasis on the supernatural and the sins of humanity, and its use of iconic symbols and horrifying imagery. The classic Dark Romantic authors (Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville) are represented in the stories and poems in this volume, as well as some authors who are not commonly included in this genre.

"Cumbres Borrascosas, cuyo título original en inglés es Wuthering Heights, es la única novela escrita por Emily Brontë. Publicada por primera vez en 1847 bajo el seudónimo de Ellis Bell, esta obra maestra de la literatura inglesa ha dejado una huella imborrable. La historia comienza cuando un hombre llamado Lockwood llega a la finca Cumbres Borrascosas para conocer al señor Heathcliff, su casero. El recibimiento es frío y hostil. En la casa también viven Catherine, una hermosa joven, y Hareton Earnshaw, un joven tosco.

The most romantic literary lovers in history: Heathcliff and Cathy. Frederic and Catherine. Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby. Now, all three of their classic stories are collected in one volume: the Classic Romance Collection - Volume II featuring Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights," Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" and F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby."

This best-selling Norton Critical Edition is based on the 1847 first edition of the novel. For the Fourth Edition, the editor has collated the 1847 text with several modern editions and has corrected a number of variants, including accidentals. The text is accompanied by entirely new explanatory annotations.