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Friday, October 18, 2024

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Palatinate discusses 'the use of the male pseudonym in literature'.
Other famous authors, such as the Brontë sisters, also used male pseudonyms throughout their literary careers, albeit to a lesser extent than George and Lee. The Brontës’ use of their male pennames (Curror [sic], Ellis, and Acton Bell) garnered them early literary respect for their poetry, however once they started to publish work under their true identities, support for their writing dwindled – providing a clear indication that society’s problem was not with their work, but with their gender. For instance, speculation that Jane Eyre – which had gained great critical reviews upon its first reception – was in fact not written by Curror [sic] Bell, but by a woman hiding behind the name, damaged the book’s reputation at the time. What was at first regarded as a favourable and serious piece of literature, became branded as an “improper book”, solely due to the fact it was penned by a woman. (Katie Trahair-Davies)
Yorkshire Bylines features the poetry of Jacob Davies.
From an early age, Jacob expressed himself through writing, drawing inspiration from literary figures like Oscar Wilde, Christina Rossetti, Blake, and beat poets such as Ginsberg and Kerouac. Their raw and authentic voices appealed to him: unlike the shallowness he often finds in modern pop music. He has a deep admiration for Wuthering Heights and its emotional rawness. (John Heywood)
The Express Tribune picks 'Three period drama heroes to swoon over' and one of them is
Heathcliff (Ralph Fiennes)
Long before he took on the role of Harry Potter's nemesis, Ralph Fiennes set hearts pounding as he embodied Brontë's embittered anti-hero, Heathcliff from Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. No woman in her right mind would ever want to be joined in matrimony to this obsessive, vindictive man. However, that same woman may temporarily slip out of her right mind upon espying Fiennes' take on this tragic character. According to IMDb, Fiennes was so committed to staying true to Heathcliff that he insisted on banging his head against a tree for a scene, exactly like his literary counterpart. So committed was he that he ended up drawing blood, not that that stopped him. Whilst we do not at all endorse such questionable behaviour, it is difficult not to swoon before that tortured face and those haunted eyes.

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