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No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact:  \nBloom’s Literary Criticism  \nAn imprint of Infobase Publishing  \n132 West 31st Street New York, NY 10001  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nEmily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights / [edited and with introduction by] Harold Bloom.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).—(Bloom’s guides)  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN 978-0-7910-9831-8 (hardcover)  \n1. Brontë, Emily, 1818–1848. Wuthering Heights. I. Bloom, Harold. II. Title: Wuthering Heights.  \nPR4172 .W73E453 2008 823’.8—dc22  \n2007048752  \nBloom’s Literary Criticism books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322-8755.  \nYou can find Bloom’s Literary Criticism on the World Wide Web at [http://www.chelseahouse.com](http://www.chelseahouse.com)  \nContributing Editor: Janyce Marson Cover design by Takeshi Takahashi Printed in the United States of America Bang EJB 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \nThis book is printed on acid-free paper.  \nAll links and Web addresses were checked and verified to be correct atthe time of publication. Because of the dynamic nature of the Web, some addresses and links may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid.  \nIntroduction 7  \nBiographical Sketch 10  \nThe Story Behind the Story 12  \nList of Characters 17  \nSummary and Analysis 21  \nCritical Views 34  \nMelvin R. Watson on Heathcliff’s Complex Personality 34  \nMuriel Spark and Derek Stanford on Characterization in the Novel 37  \nJ. Hillis Miller on the Significance of Animal Imagery 42  \nQ.D. Leavis on King Lear and Other Allusions in the Novel 46  \nU.C. Knoepflmacher on Lockwood’s Unreliability 49  \nCarol Jacobs on Wuthering Heights as Metafiction 53  \nSandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar on  \nWuthering Heights and Milton’s Satan 57  \nPatsy Stoneman on “Romantic” Love 60  \nBernard J. Paris on Heathcliff’s Character 65  \nMarianne Thormählen on Catherine’s Self-Obsession 69  \nLisa Wang on Spirituality in Wuthering Heights 73  \nWorks by Emily Brontë 78  \nAnnotated Bibliography 80  \nContributors 88  \nAcknowledgments 91  \nIndex 93  \n Introduction  \nHAROLD BLOOM  \nWuthering Heights is one of those canonical works or classics that reward readers at every level of literary sophistication. 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