its mysterious workings its unaccountable influence upon people's life III.Wuthering Heights 1.Introduction 10 They are ampleprooffor the poetic genius ofthis young. reclusive woman.But,to the common readers,she is better known today as the author ofthat most fascinating novel, Wuthering Heights.Today,Wuthering Heights hasa secure position in the canon ofworld literature,and Emily Bronte is revered as one ofthe finest writers-male or female-ofthe 19th century.based partly on the Gothic traditionof the late eighteenth century,a style of literature that featured supernatural encounters crumbling ruins moonless nights grotesque imagery seeking to create effects of mystery and fear 2.In a prefaceto the book,which she wroteshortly after Emily 10 Bronte'sdeath,Charlotte Brontestated,"Whether it is rightor advisable to create beings like Heathcliff,I do not know.I scarcely think it is."Victorianreaders foundthe book shocking and inappropriate in its depiction ofpassionate,ungoverned love and cruelty.The work was virtually ignored.Even Emily Bronte' its mysterious workings its unaccountable influence upon people's life III. Wuthering Heights 1. Introduction They are ample proof for the poetic genius of this young, reclusive woman. But, to the common readers, she is better known today as the author of that most fascinating novel, Wuthering Heights.Today, Wuthering Heights has a secure position in the canon of world literature, and Emily Brontë is revered as one of the finest writers—male or female—of the 19th century. based partly on the Gothic tradition of the late eighteenth century, a style of literature that featured supernatural encounters crumbling ruinsmoonless nights grotesque imagery seeking to create effects of mystery and fear 2. In a preface to the book, which she wrote shortly after Emily Brontë’s death, Charlotte Brontë stated, “Whether it is right or advisable to create beings like Heathcliff, I do not know. I scarcely think it is.” Victorian readers found the book shocking and inappropriate in its depiction of passionate, ungoverned love and cruelty. The work was virtually ignored. Even Emily Brontë’ 10’ 10’