Wuthering Heights Paperback - 2005

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&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LI&&RWuthering Heights&&L/I&&R, by &&LSTRONG&&REmily Bronte&&L/B&&R, is part of the &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R&&LI&&R &&L/I&&Rseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R: &&LDIV&&R

• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events
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• Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work
Comments by other famous authors
• Study questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations
Bibliographies for further reading
• Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate

All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics &&L/I&&Rpulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works.&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LB&&R&&L/B&&R &&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LB&&REmily Bront&&L/B&&R's only novel, &&LI&&RWuthering Heights&&L/I&&R remains one of literature's most disturbing explorations into the dark side of romantic passion. Heathcliff and Cathy believe they're destined to love each other forever, but when cruelty and snobbery separate them, their untamed emotions literally consume them.&&LBR&&R&&LBR&&RSet amid the wild and stormy Yorkshire moors, &&LI&&RWuthering Heights&&L/I&&R, an unpolished and devastating epic of childhood playmates who grow into soul mates, is widely regarded as the most original tale of thwarted desire and heartbreak in the English language.&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R &&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&R&&LSTRONG&&RDaphne Merkin&&L/B&&R is the author of a novel, &&LI&&REnchantment&&L/I&&R, which won the Edward Lewis Wallant award for best new work of American-Jewish fiction, and an essay collection, &&LI&&RDreaming of Hitler&&L/I&&R. She has written essays and reviews for publications that include &&LI&&RAmerican Scholar&&L/I&&R, the &&LI&&RNew York Times&&L/I&&R, where she is a regular contributor to the &&LI&&RBook Review&&L/I&&R, the &&LI&&RLos Angeles Times Book Review&&L/I&&R, &&LI&&RElle&&L/I&&R, and &&LI&&RVogue&&L/I&&R. &&L/P&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&R