A review and an article in the proceedings of a recent conference:
Uncovering Emily Brontë’s Musicality
Emily Jane Brontë and Her Music : by John Hennessy, York: York Publishing Services, 2018, viii + 491 pp., £18.95 (paperback), ISBN 978999683603
Claire O’Callaghan
Journal of Victorian Culture, vcz011, https://doi.org/10.1093/jvcult/vcz011
Brontë’s work relating to Sufism
by Sandra Monika Manissek
Weber AS, Verjee MA, editors. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Medical Humanities in the Middle East
2018 Nov 17-18: Doha, Qatar:
Innovations in Global Health Professions Education; 2019 March. p. 51-53. (Innovations in
Global Health Professions Education; vol. 2019, spec. no.: 1).
It is the aim of this abstract to draw a connection between Emily Brontë’s work and Sufism. In her novel Wuthering Heights Brontë fleshes out the myriad hues of human personality development by juxtaposing and entwining the first and the second generation of main characters: the first generation is depicted by Catherine and Heathcliff and embodies the dangers of psychological stagnation. The second generation, namely Catherine and Hareton, are able to overcome their parents’ destructive patterns. The depiction of both generations serves a double purpose: it enables the reader to track the characters’ individual development and highlights intergenerational themes in the novel. It is this multi-faceted view of human nature that leads me to believe that Wuthering Heights offers valuable psychological insights that can be interpreted as life lessons. As a psychoanalyst, I see literature as an additional tool for unearthing the subconscious. As a psychotherapist, I am convinced that bibliotherapy can stimulate the self-healing power of the patient’s psyche and open up creative resources. (Read more)
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