Ein Roman von Emily Brontë
Spoken by Anne Theres Priemer
Translated by Alfred Wolfenstein.
Hoerbuchedition Words and Music
Format: mp3, 128 kbit/s
Duration: 11 hours und 5 Min.
Cover design using a painting (detail) "Woman before the setting sun."A painting by Caspar David Friedrich, painted before 1818 / Museum Folkwang Essen.
Cover typography from Book Antiqua.
Closing music: Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 13 (excerpt), source: Musopen.
December 2024
Perched on a hill amidst the rugged landscape of Yorkshire, England, lies the estate of Wuthering Heights, exposed to the winds that blow fiercer here than anywhere else.Its owner, the good-natured Mr. Earnshaw, takes in the foundling Heathcliff, with whom Earnshaw's daughter Cathy later falls deeply in love. But their love ends in disaster, and a web of revenge and betrayal hangs over the place from then on. A storm rages across the Yorkshire moors, and the new tenant, Mr. Lockwood, is forced to spend the night at Wuthering Heights, the mysterious estate of his landlord Heathcliff. Here he learns the story of his sinister host: taken in as a foundling by the Earnshaw family, Heathcliff feels a close bond with his stepsister Catherine, but young Catherine marries the respected neighbor Edgar Linton. Deeply hurt, Heathcliff vows revenge - revenge that will continue for many years and generations... Published in 1847, the novel interweaves elements of romance, family rivalry, revenge, and cruelty with the backdrop of the English countryside. The story is set on the wild moors of Yorkshire, a rugged landscape and terrain as stormy as the emotions of the two main characters. Emily Brontë's powerful exploration of the human psyche blurs the boundaries between love and hate, life and death, with the characters torn apart by their own passions and desires. Through the characters' experiences, the novel explores the dark side of human nature, the consequences of human actions, and the blurred lines between love and hate. Romanticism was a literary movement that emerged in the last years of the 17th century and lasted in England until the 1930s. It was characterized by several factors, most notably a love of nature and a fascination with the beauty of the natural world. It also emphasized human emotions, subjectivity, and spontaneity over scientific reason, logic, and intellect. There was a renewed interest in local folk culture, the supernatural, and occult practices. Finally, creativity and originality—just think of Wordsworth's ideas on "imagination"—were emphasized over following rules, expectations, and guidelines. "I have learned to make the most of the present—and long for the future," Emily Brontë wrote in her diary in 1847. She died just a year and a half later. She left behind a classic, her only novel, "Wuthering Heights." The work caused a scandal in Victorian society because of its erotic and morbid atmosphere—all the more so when it was revealed that it had been written by a woman.
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