Gothic, British... Brontë

A couple of Brontë mentions in the news today:

The Brontës used as a model for ('clichish') British behaviour:
In this column about British people in Rabat (Morocco) published in The Guardian, a local teacher says:

I know the British from their literature, from the Brontes. They are phlegmatic and secretive ... and mysterious." And she smiled.

Wuthering Heights used as a gothic cliché.
DVD Talk reviews Ken Nikai's Last Quarter DVD edition (O.T.: Kagen no tsuki, 2004). Of course, the gothic standards and Wuthering Heights go together:

When we're in the spiritual realm that surrounds the mansion, Last Quarter has the feel of a gothic romance. We're no longer in Japan, we're in Wuthering Heights, with Adam standing in as a pretentious rockstar version of Heathcliff.

EDIT

The Brontë Parsonage Blog publishes a long post covering the recent Annual June Weekend of the Brontë Society with comments and pictures of the different events. They promise more in the near future which is always nice :).

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