{"title":"The Presentation of the First Catherine in Wuthering Heights","authors":"G. Tytler","doi":"10.1080/14748932.2023.2213282","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A perusal of scholarship on Wuthering Heights (1847) published in the past hundred years or so reveals the extraordinary extent to which the first Catherine has been loved and admired by Brontë scholars. This may, however, seem rather surprising inasmuch as a detailed examination of her presentation makes abundantly clear that Catherine evinces severe moral and mental limitations for much of her short life. That the author nevertheless intends Catherine to be ultimately considered something of a heroine is evident from the favourable comments made about her after her death, especially those concerning the posthumous power she exerts both psychologically and physiognomically over other characters in the novel.","PeriodicalId":42344,"journal":{"name":"Bronte Studies","volume":"48 1","pages":"261 - 270"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1000,"publicationDate":"2023-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Bronte Studies","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14748932.2023.2213282","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"LITERATURE, BRITISH ISLES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract A perusal of scholarship on Wuthering Heights (1847) published in the past hundred years or so reveals the extraordinary extent to which the first Catherine has been loved and admired by Brontë scholars. This may, however, seem rather surprising inasmuch as a detailed examination of her presentation makes abundantly clear that Catherine evinces severe moral and mental limitations for much of her short life. That the author nevertheless intends Catherine to be ultimately considered something of a heroine is evident from the favourable comments made about her after her death, especially those concerning the posthumous power she exerts both psychologically and physiognomically over other characters in the novel.
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Brontë Studies is the only journal solely dedicated to research on the Brontë family. Published continuously since 1895, it aims to encourage further study and research on all matters relating to the Brontë family, their background and writings, and their place in literary and cultural history. Original, peer-reviewed articles are published as well as papers delivered at conferences, notes on matters of interest, short notices reporting research activities and correspondence arising from items previously published in the journal. The journal also provides an official record of the Brontë Society and reports new accessions to the Brontë Parsonage Museum and its research library.
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