Emily Brontë (1818-48): An Overview

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Biographical Materials

• Brief Biography
• Chronology
• The Brontë Birthplace (UK Site)
• Branwell Brontë, Addiction, and the Novels of the Brontës
• Critical Reception

Works

• Poems, 1846 (with Charlotte and Anne)
  • "Song"
• Wuthering Heights, 1847

Cultural Contexts

• Literary Relations
  • The Gothick Novel
  • Charlotte and Emily Brontë — Imaginations Apart
• Artistic Relations
• The Cultural Context: Victorianism
• Religion and Philosophy
• Social and Political Contexts
  
• Science
  • "Silent Silvery Star": The planet Venus in the writings of the Brontës
  • Science and Technology: An Overview

Theme and Technique

• Themes
• Characterization
• Imagery, Symbolism, and Motifs
• Narration and Point of View
• Setting
• Genre and Mode

Related Web Resources

• Mick Armitage's Brontë Discussion List

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Last modified 25 February 2008