Jane Eyre, not so innocuous after all

The student newspaper The Ontarion talks about the dance piece Nocturnes by Deborah Dunn (more information on previous posts) and well... just three words CHECK-YOUR-SOURCES:

Nocturnes, a piece by Toronto's Trial & Eros, took the story of Charlotte Brontë's Wuthering Heights [sic] set to the music of Chopin in a manner which, although parts of the narrative were retained, was not mere translation.
"I didn't feel like I needed to necessarily tell the narrative, just the image and the archetypes of Cathy and Heathcliff, and going from there and allowing my own life to influence to piece," said Trial and Eros's choreographer and dancer, Deborah Dunn.
While she did not entirely abandon a Victorian aesthetic, the sets and costumes and the dancing itself bore a noticeable surrealist influence. As to whether her audience relates to these personal influences, Dunn does not feel that that is entirely essential.
"I understand that it's not always the exact same thing," she said. (Duncan Day-Myron)

The News (Pakistan) talks about religious fanatism in Pakistan and Jane Eyre makes an appearance:

Apart from the numerous attacks on girls' schools in northern areas, attempts to stop musical or theatrical functions at educational institutions have been periodically reported from major cities. Books as innocuous as Bronte's 'Jane Eyre' remain a source of controversy at some centres of higher learning and women in many places have reported warnings delivered to them to cover their heads or dress 'appropriately'.

Islamic extremism meets Elizabeth Rigby. Who could ever imagine?

Strangeglue interviews the electro-rock band Innerpartysystem. For such a literary inspired band (the title is a George Orwell reference) they seem a little confused with other literary pieces. Check this out:

Why the fuck I had to write a high school book report on Jane Eyre but had to discover 'The Metamorphosis' on my own I'll never know. I don't even remember most of Jane Eyre other than the girl eating it on the sled on the end. I mean really, who tries to kill themselves by running a sled into a tree? Maybe I was just too young to put the proper 'weight' on it...or it could have just sucked. Wow sorry for that tangent. That one's been building for awhile. My English teacher would be proud. (Aidan Williamson, interviewer)

Not so proud, because the described plot incident corresponds to Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome. Once again the three magic words: check-your-sources.

This journalist of The Sand Mountain Reporter has a different memory of Jane Eyre:

I remember a day in seventh grade during silent reading time I burst into loud sobs while reading the final chapters of Jane Eyre.
I cried so much and so hard my teacher asked if I might step outside so my classmates could read in peace. (Libby Rogers)

More musical tidbits, GaydarNation reviews Alphabeat's debut album. The reference to Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights (check this previous post) is also mentioned:

Similarly, '10,000 nights' is a car windows down, sing-a-along, summer classic. Again, songwriter and guitarist Anders B refers to musical icons of the past, with a wink to Kate Bush's 'Wuthering Heights'. But with a chorus of “You're so ooh, you're so ahh, you're so cool”, Alphabeat aren’t exactly aiming for literary par. (Anna Rutherford)

Precisely Snowbot talks about Kate Bush's original 1978 song. More things on the blogosphere include: Viciados em Livros reviews, in Portuguese, Wuthering Heights 1939 and Viewpoints does the same with Jane Eyre 1996. Emily Brontë's Shadow is the name of a new Google Group with the following purpose:

Ever since I began to know and love the life and work of Emily Brontë, I began to make a mental list of women who I felt captured her sense of non-conformity, creativity, edge, and valor. It seems time to make it public, so others can add to the list and discuss. (n+Fold)

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