Cherwell discusses 'The afterlife of stories: The art and ambiguity of literary retellings'.
Retellings permeate culture. From operas to ballets, films to theatre, and novels to children’s fairy tales, we are ceaselessly reshaping the old into the new. In childhood we absorb these familiar stories unawares. The Lion King (1994) borrows from Hamlet; West Side Story (1961; 2021) replays Romeo and Juliet; She’s The Man (2023) took inspiration from Twelfth Night; and Gnomeo and Juliet (2011) – well, that one is admittedly less subtle. Even The Chronicles of Narnia offers a mythic, if loosely rendered, retelling of Christian scripture. Later in life we encounter retellings in more nuanced forms: Jean Rhys’ Wide Sargasso Sea reframes Brontë’s depiction of the madwoman in the attic of Thornfield Hall, while Percival Everett’s James interrogates Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn through a contemporary lens. (Saskia Maini)
American Songwriter lists '3 Kate Bush Songs That Were Inspired by Niche Movies' and one of them is quite obvious:
“Wuthering Heights”
Alright, this one’s pretty obvious. But it’s still worth including on our list of Kate Bush songs that were inspired by movies. Bush’s most recognizable and pop-culture-influencing song, the 1978 single “Wuthering Heights”, was inspired by the 1939 film of the same name. For reference, that film was based on the famed book by Emily Brontë, which follows the story of two West Yorkshire families and their complicated relationship with a man named Heathcliff.
“Great subject matter for a song,” said Bush. “I loved writing it. […] Also, when I was a child, I was always called Cathy, not Kate, and I just found myself able to relate to her as a character.” (Em Casalena)
AnneBrontë.org had a post 'In Memory Of Anne Bronte On Her 176th Anniversary' and
El Diario (Spain) had well-meaning article on the youngest Brontë but sadly full of garbled, not-quite-how.-they-happened facts.
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