Scant Lines about Freedom and Courage

United Press International presents the cast of the new series by Lena Dunham, Too Much:

"Jessica is a New York workaholic in her mid-thirties, reeling from a broken relationship that she thought would last forever and slowly isolating everyone she knows. When every block in New York tells a story of her own bad behavior, the only solution is to take a job in London, where she plans to live a life of solitude like a Brontë sister," a synopsis said. (Karen Butler)

The Observer talks about the Poems on the Underground initiative:

As worries grow over the cost of culture – barely a week goes by without an actor complaining about theatre ticket prices – one form of art remains absolutely free, in London at least. On the underground, there is still poetry, as there has been since 1986. The new verses for spring – this is the 116th set of poems – include the lovely Riches I hold in light esteem (also known as The Old Stoic) by Emily Brontë: scant lines about freedom and courage that may just make weary commuter eyes leak a little as the train clanks between Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square. (Rachel Cooke)

Women.com lists the favorite novels of the singer Stevie Nicks: 

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

If there's anything to be taken from this list of books so far, it's that Stevie Nicks is a sucker for a brooding romantic. And no one does brooding romanticism quite like the Brontë sisters — Heathcliff in Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights" is a perfect example of this. He starts off a bit romantic for Catherine, then spirals into a vindictive monster, making him what they call in the literary world a Byronic hero. Charlotte Brontë created her own Byronic hero, Mr. Rochester, in her novel "Jane Eyre."

"I first read 'Jane Eyre' and 'Wuthering Heights' (written by Charlotte's sister Emily Brontë) when I was in college in California in the late 1960s," Nicks said. "They are two of my favorite books because they're just so brilliantly written. The beauty of both these classics is that they were fantastic when I was a teenager and they still appeal to me now as a 63-year-old woman." 

While this certainly isn't the complete list of Nicks's literary favorites, it's a great starting point for those hoping to be inspired by some of the darker themes and characters out there. After all, one can't sustain on Jane Austen alone. (Amanda Chatel)

Actual News Magazine discusses the novel Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald:

The Montreal writer, who was born to a Scottish father and a Lebanese mother on a Royal Canadian Air Force base in the former West Germany, made the codes of Victorian literature a veritable playground in this fourth novel which visibly pays homage to the Brontë sisters.

“Many of us recognize and love these themes: frightening mansions, family secrets, hidden origins and inheritance quarrels,” underlines the author, met by The duty to Montreal. Victorian Gothic literature is like a toy box full of treasures and disguises for me to enjoy. (...)

Like most of Ann-Marie MacDonald’s novels, Fayne was born from a simple image. “This time it was a mysterious undulating landscape. I didn’t know if it was water or windswept moor. Then, in the upper right corner, I added an old stone mansion. I looked at my drawing, and I understood that I was in the land of the Brontë sisters. I also sketched the silhouette of a young person, hair blowing in the wind, dressed in a Byronesque style. I didn’t know if it was a boy or a girl. Below I wrote a quote: “I heard something in the bog” I had to follow these three ellipsis and unravel the mystery of what would become Charlotte Bell. »

Can song lyrics even be literature? in The Guardian:

Still, imagine reading one of Faber’s collections without ever having heard the songs. You would not be able to conjure Cocker’s sly, fruity delivery of the words, “I said, well, I’ll see what I can do” in Pulp’s Common People, nor the leaping desperation with which Bush sings, “Heathcliff, it’s me, it’s Cathy, I’ve come home” on Wuthering Heights. (Dorian Lynskey)

Berkshire Live discusses staycation spots for World Book Day:

The Studio – Parwich, Derbyshire Dales

Sleeps: Two

Price: Seven nights from £502

This beautiful, detached cottage is set in the heart of Derbyshire and is ideally located for couples looking to explore the locations which inspired various Brontë books, including the literary classic Jane Eyre which was written by Charlotte Brontë.

The property boasts traditional features including wooden beams, a wood-burning stove and a beautiful walled garden – perfect for an evening drink or a cup of tea in the morning sunshine.

Situated in the south of the Peak District National Park, the cottage is just a 30-minute drive away from Chatsworth House, where Jane and Edward Rochester’s first meeting was filmed in the 2011 film adaption. (Daniel Smith)

The author of the article in La Información revisits Wuthering Heights for the third time:

Manderley y Cumbres Borrascosas, dos de las mansiones literarias más famosas en mi haber, se mezclaron durante mucho tiempo como recuerdos opacos en mi memoria, sin saber realmente por qué; hasta el punto de que esa frase mítica de la esposa del señor de Winter de Anoche soñé que volvía a Manderley en la película de Hitchcock Rebeca (1940) podría haber sido pronunciada por Catherine Earnshaw como Anoche soñé que volvía a Cumbres Borrascosas, con la misma sensación de pérdida en ambos casos. Nada. Ni caso; asociaciones que uno se hace. (...) (José Joaquín Martínez Egido) (Translation)

Radio Angulo (Cuba) evocates the works of the poet Pablo Armando Fernández: 

Pero fue, sin dudas, una emisión radial de aquellos tiempos la que le incitó a su encuentro con la literatura: Cumbres borrascosas, la novela de Emily Brontë cuyos parajes y personajes él podía ubicar allí en Delicias, como si el batey se transmutara en los páramos del Yorkshire inglés. (Eugenio Marrón Casanova) (Translation)

Il Libraio (Italy) lists antiheroes in literature:

Cime tempestose

Passando a Cime tempestose (1847) di Emily Brontë, Heathcliff e Catherine Earnshaw sono due personaggi tanto iconici quanto ambigui e complicati. Da un lato abbiamo Catherine, una donna graziosa, appassionata e vitale, ma anche impulsiva e capricciosa; dall’altro troviamo Heathcliff, prima un giovane sempliciotto e poi un uomo affascinante e letale, animato da un antico rancore. L’amore che lega i due personaggi è altrettanto contraddittorio – bruciante e proibito, nato in giovane età ma destinato a non compiersi fino alla morte. (Martina Ostinelli) (Translation)

SoloLibri (Italy) recommends the poetry compilation Poesie, first published in 2022:

Le bellissime Poesie delle sorelle Brontë, edite da Mondadori nella traduzione di Anna Luisa Zazo, sono state analizzate nella rubrica Approfondimenti, tuttavia vorrei dare il mio contributo sulle affinità e le differenze tra le tre sorelle scrittrici.

Una felice scoperta è stata Anne, la più mite delle Brontë, surclassata da Emily e soprattutto da Charlotte che cercò di limitare l’estro creativo della sorella.

Le poesie appartengono al ciclo di Angria e a un periodo giovanile in cui Anne mostra la sua vena garbata e preziosa.

I suoi componimenti hanno per protagoniste figure femminili evanescenti che fanno pensare alla sua contemporanea Christina Rossetti che amano o sono prigioniere, di principi che non riescono a salvarlo da loro stesse ma le lasciano prigioniere delle loro limitazioni.

Non c’è un lieto fine nelle ballate e nelle romanze e questo è tipico di certi modelli romantici, ma compare l’idea di dolore, di sofferenza e di una sorta di ansia di elevazione spirituale.

Anne fu la più consapevole della natura divina dell’amore e molte sono le poesie dedicate a Dio come liberatore delle anime che sono legate a Lui da vincoli morali. (Patrizia Falsini) (Translation)

An opinion column in El Periodista Digital (Spain) mentions Wuthering Heights. Mundiario (Costa Rica) and L'Indépendant (France) discusses Emily by Frances O'Connor.. The World of the Brontës puzzle is featured in The Brussels Brontë Blog.