Charlotte Brontë: her life as a weapon

So, Becoming Jane is about to open in the United States and New Zealand and the antiJaneites feel like they have Charlotte Brontë on their side. We made our opinion on this matter clear a few months ago. And we don't like to see Charlotte's remarks on Jane Austen brandished as a weapon. Charlotte Brontë's opinion is by no means definite or necessarily better than anyone else's. The fact that Jane Austen's style was not to her taste doesn't mean anything and certainly doesn't make Jane Austen a better or a worse writer.

Frances Wilson, writing for the New Zealand Herald, lets out her venom on the matter of Jane Austen. Meanwhile, and more to the point, Cinematical reminds the producers that Jane Austen wasn't all that passionate as she is supposedly depicted in the film, quoting more aptly from Charlotte's opinion.

But that's not the Janeites' only qualm regarding this film. See AustenBlog's posts on Becoming Jane and you'll see what we mean.

But now let's take a look at Wuthering Heights. (Have you get lost in the wonderful website on Wuthering Heights we introduced earlier today?). Lilacs in March reviews - very extensively and interestingly- the 2004 Italian screen version: Cime Tempestose. Well worth a read.

This is not the first time we have mentioned Wildwood Park. Today, Ventura County Star, features this park and reminds us of its Wuthering Heights connection. Brontëites across the pond near the area can roam the moors!

And Richard Wilcocks writes about the worrying issue of clampers on the Brontë Parsonage blog.

Categories: Charlotte Brontë, Haworth, Movies-DVD-TV, Wuthering Heights