Inspired – The Brontës' Influence is on Wednesday, March, 7, at 7.30pm at West Lane Baptist Centre, Haworth.
THE Brontës' lives and their books have been inspiring writers,
They will look at the remarkable power of the Brontës' writing and its influence on their own work.
The event, organised as part of the Brontë Parsonage Museum's contemporary arts programme, will bring together a number of writers who have acknowledged a debt to the Brontës, including Booker Prize nominated novelist Michele Roberts.
Rather like the Brontës', Roberts's writing has often been referred to as "femin-ist", although she has stated that it is primarily about "food, sex and God". She has won many literary prizes and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1999. Other panelists will include Patricia Duncker and Stevie Davies.
Andrew McCarthy, deputy director, Brontë Parsonage Museum, said: "The Brontës' influence on other writers has been profound and it's wonderful to have contemporary writers of such prominence here in Haworth to talk about the Brontës in relation to their work. The writers who will be joining us are hugely talented."
Advance booking is required from the Museum:
01535 640194 andrew. mccarthy@bronte.org.uk
EDIT: More info on this post in the Brontë Parsonage Blog.
The Brontës' novels and all classic novels in general can be a positive influence on teenagers according to this comment in The Guardian aptly titled Escape to Brontë:
As an English teacher I am increasingly asked to read contemporary books that reflect "reality". The Edge, by Alan Gibbons, depicts the story of a bullied teenager, who is abused at home and is forced to leave his school. The kids love it. But isn't the danger that we are both perpetuating what is, for most, a distant reality and making life a misery for those who have to go through similar situations? Two Weeks with the Queen by Morris Gleitzman tells the tale of a boy who loses his brother to cancer. Does this really represent a means of escapism for children? Wouldn't a trip back to Thrushcross Grange or Verona be a better counter than stories about domestic violence and homelessness? (Oli de Botton)
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