Wuthering Heights (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) - Tapa blanda

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"It is as if Emily Bronte could tear up all that we know human beings by, and fill these unrecognizable transparencies with such a gust of life that they
transcend reality."
--Virginia Woolf

"From the Trade Paperback edition.

Reseña del editor

&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LI&&RWuthering Heights&&L/I&&R, by &&LSTRONG&&REmily Bronte&&L/B&&R, is part of the &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R&&LI&&R &&L/I&&Rseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R: &&LDIV&&R

• New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events
• Footnotes and endnotes
• Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work
• Comments by other famous authors
• Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations
• Bibliographies for further reading
• Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate

All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics &&L/I&&Rpulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LB&&R&&L/B&&R &&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LB&&REmily Brontë&&L/B&&R’s only novel, &&LI&&RWuthering Heights&&L/I&&R remains one of literature’s most disturbing explorations into the dark side of romantic passion. Heathcliff and Cathy believe they’re destined to love each other forever, but when cruelty and snobbery separate them, their untamed emotions literally consume them.&&LBR&&R&&LBR&&RSet amid the wild and stormy Yorkshire moors, &&LI&&RWuthering Heights&&L/I&&R, an unpolished and devastating epic of childhood playmates who grow into soul mates, is widely regarded as the most original tale of thwarted desire and heartbreak in the English language.&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R &&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&R&&LSTRONG&&RDaphne Merkin&&L/B&&R is the author of a novel, &&LI&&REnchantment&&L/I&&R, which won the Edward Lewis Wallant award for best new work of American-Jewish fiction, and an essay collection, &&LI&&RDreaming of Hitler&&L/I&&R. She has written essays and reviews for publications that include &&LI&&RAmerican Scholar&&L/I&&R, the &&LI&&RNew York Times&&L/I&&R, where she is a regular contributor to the &&LI&&RBook Review&&L/I&&R, the &&LI&&RLos Angeles Times Book Review&&L/I&&R, &&LI&&RElle&&L/I&&R, and &&LI&&RVogue&&L/I&&R. &&L/P&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R