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quand amour rime avec vengeance Comment ne pas avoir le coeur etreint par l'emotion en songeant au tragique destin d'Emily Bronte? Son talent etait aussi grand que sa vie fut courte. Lorsque la tuberculose l'emporta par une bien triste journee de l'hiver 1848, elle avait a peine trente ans, mais ce meteorique sejour sur Terre lui aura suffi pour nous leguer l'un des plus immortels chefs-d'oeuvre de la Litterature... Ah, j'ose a peine rever a tous les autres sublimes romans qu'elle portait sans doute en elle et qu'elle n'aura pas eu le temps de coucher sur le papier... Mais, me direz-vous, qu'a-t-elle de si exceptionnel, cette histoire d'amour et de vengeance dans les landes du Yorkshire? Eh bien, c'est un peu le mystere des grandes oeuvres on ne sait trop a quoi precisement attribuer leur magie, mais a peine y pose-t-on le regard que celle-ci s'impose comme une evidence. Une seduction singuliere plane sur ce livre. Des les premiers mots, un charme se cree, que plus rien ne viendra rompre. Est-ce la force de son histoire qui nous envoute? La violence de ses personnages? La fureur de leurs passions? Ou tout simplement la splendeur de cette ecriture a la fois si naturelle et si travaillee que traversent des fulgurances poetiques d'une purete inouie? Allez savoir... Quel bonheur, en tout cas, que de se laisser emporter par le flot tumultueux de cette intrigue somptueusement romantique, d'un romantisme non pas mievre et fade, mais au contraire fievreux, tourmente, crepusculaire, beethovenien! Cette chere Emily etait, parait-il, d'un caractere efface... Eh bien, il faut croire que les apparences etaient trompeuses et que sous ses dehors paisibles, elle cachait une nature exaltee a l'extreme dont ces pages inoubliables portent le plus beau des temoignages... Lire la suite ? I was extremely disappointed with this book considering its huge popularity. I found the characters entirely disagreeable and extremely irritating and I didn't see any romance in it. I'm quite surprised that so many people love it and considerate it a favorite. A very dark and stunning tale Dans ce roman, les principaux personnages ne sont pas tout bons , tout gentils. Dans ce roman, la haine, le desir de vengeance sont explores au-dela de ce que l'on peut retrouver dans la litterature classique du 19eme siecle. Ajoutez a cela le style etonnamment profond, mature et tout simplement beau d'Emily Bronte et vous obtiendrez un roman atypique qui ne vous laissera pas indifferent. Les vents de la passion. Wuthering Heights (Les Hauts de Hurlevent) est une des plus belles celebrations a la passion. Un recit plein d'emotions violentes, aussi violentes que le paysage anglais ou l'action se passe. C'est une histoire d'amour passione, charnel, que ni meme la mort pourra empecher. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte 4 10 car decevant pour moi, je n'ai pas trouve la romance plus que passionnante, je me suis trouvee ennuyee par la longueur du livre... Un classique de la litterature anglaise a lire et a relire ! Cet unique roman d'Emily Bronte est une petite merveille que je relis regulierement. C'est un classique a lire au moins une fois dans sa vie; l'histoire d'amour est magnifique et on se regale du style d'Emily Bronte ! Les personnages sont bien decrits et ont de multiples facettes (notamment Heathcliff, Catherine, Cathy, Edgar Linton...). Si vous voulez lire un roman portant sur les themes de l'amour, de la vengeance,de la famille et de la folie, c'est le livre qu'il vous faut ! La lecture de ce texte en anglais peut neanmoins s'averer difficile si on ne lit pas anglais couramment car le vocabulaire utilise peut parfois paraitre desuet (mais ce qui fait le charme de ce roman). Il faut donc privilegier la lecture en anglais si la lecture de l'anglais n'est pas un obstacle pour vous ! When an act of kindness brings forth a tragedy When Wuthering Heights first came out, readers were shocked by the violence and the passion of its story, that is the strange romance between the mysterious Heathcliff and Catherine Earnchaw, the daughter of Mr. Earnshaw who adopted Heathcliff. The scandal was so much that Emily Bronte, when she died, thought that her book was a failure. Fortunately for her, and for its first readers, the story's reputation grew among literary circles, became an important reading for people like Virginia Wolf, and even became a movie in 1939, starring the great Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon. As such, the book's reputation has now become an important piece of art around the world, influencing important artists in their works (ex Jane Campion's The Piano, J K Rowling's Harry Potter, etc.) Most people tend to focus solely on the romance between Heathcliff and Catherine and they tend to think that the story is simply a love story, which is what they did with the Laurence Olivier movie. However, Wuthering Heights must be considered, at least that's what I think, as a tragedy which shows how a simple act of kindness from a good man brought forth discord, jealousy and a story of revenge whose victims, the Earnshaw and the Linton families, soon suffer the wrath of someone who never received the most decent sense of love. Not only that, Wuthering Heights shows how certain families, in distant regions positioned far from big cities, act between themselves as they bring upon each other their own laws. Having had grandparents who lived in regions resembling as much as the moors surrounding Wuthering Heights, I wasn't that much surprised by the cruelty that some of the Earnshaw and the Linton brought forth on Heathcliff. So for me, that book, was a pleasure to read again and again. One thing that surprised me with this book is how Emily Bronte managed to transcript the dialects of the countrymen of that region. Indeed, certain character's dialects are written according to how the characters pronounce them. Though reading it straight on for the first time, might be difficult, I suggest to those that may be rebuked by this type of dialogue transcription to read the dialogs aloud. To me it felt much more easier to understand certain conversations and have more pleasure reading that book. As such, I recommend this book to everyone who would be interested to read a great piece of literature or to discover the original material that brought forth the movie adaptations that they love to watch and rewatch. Lire la suite ?
Extrait CHAPTER 1 1801--I have just returned from a visit to my landlord--the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with. This is certainly a beautiful country! In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society. A perfect misanthropist's Heaven and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us. A capital fellow! He little imagined how my heart warmed towards him when I beheld his black eyes withdraw so suspiciously under their brows, as I rode up, and when his fingers sheltered themselves, with a jealous resolution, still further in his waistcoat, as I announced my name. 'Mr. Heathcliff?' I said. A nod was the answer. 'Mr. Lockwood, your new tenant, sir. I do myself the honour of calling as soon as possible after my arrival, to express the hope that I have not inconvenienced you by my perseverance in soliciting the occupation of Thrushcross Grange I heard yesterday you had had some thoughts--' 'Thrushcross Grange is my own, sir,' he interrupted, wincing. 'I should not allow any one to inconvenience me, if I could hinder it--walk in!' The 'walk in' was uttered with closed teeth, and expressed the sentiment, 'Go to the Deuce' even the gate over which he leant manifested no sympathizing movement to the words; and I think that circumstance determined me to accept the invitation I felt interested in a man who seemed more exaggeratedly reserved than myself. When he saw my horse's breast fairly pushing the barrier, he did pull out his hand to unchain it, and then suddenly preceded me up the causeway, calling, as we entered the court,-- 'Joseph, take Mr. Lockwood's horse; and bring up some wine.' 'Here we have the whole establishment of domestics, I suppose,' was the reflection, suggested by this compound order. 'No wonder the grass grows up between the flags, and cattle are the only hedge-cutters.' Joseph was an elderly, nay, an old man very old, perhaps, though hale and sinewy. 'The Lord help us!' he soliloquised in an undertone of peevish displeasure, while relieving me of my horse looking, meantime, in my face so sourly that I charitably conjectured he must have need of divine aid to digest his dinner, and his pious ejaculation had no reference to my unexpected advent. Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr. Heathcliff's dwelling. 'Wuthering' being a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed in stormy weather. Pure, bracing ventilation they must have up there at all times, indeed one may guess the power of the north wind blowing over the edge, by the excessive slant of a few stunted firs at the end of the house; and by a range of gaunt thorns all stretching their limbs one way, as if craving alms of the sun. Happily, the architect had foresight to build it strong the narrow windows are deeply set in the wall, and the corners defended with large jutting stones. Before passing the threshold, I paused to admire a quantity of grotesque carving lavished over the front, and especially about the principal door; above which, among a wilderness of crumbling griffins and shameless little boys, I detected the date '1500,' and the name 'Hareton Earnshaw.' I would have made a few comments, and requested a short history of the place from the surly owner; but his attitude at the door appeared to demand my speedy entrance, or complete departure, and I had no desire to aggravate his impatience previous to inspecting the penetralium. One step brought us into the family sitting-room, without any introductory lobby or passage they call it here 'the house' pre-eminently. It includes kitchen and parlour, generally; but I believe at Wuthering Heights the kitchen is forced to retreat altogether into another quarter at least I distinguished a chatter of tongues, and a clatter of culinary utensils, deep within; and I observed no signs of roasting, boiling, or baking, about the huge fire-place; nor any glitter of copper saucepans and tin cullenders on the walls. One end, indeed, reflected splendidly both light and heat from ranks of immense pewter dishes, interspersed with silver jugs and tankards, towering row after row, on a vast oak dresser, to the very roof. The latter had never been underdrawn its entire anatomy lay bare to an inquiring eye, except where a frame of wood laden with oatcakes and clusters of legs of beef, mutton, and ham, concealed it. Above the chimney were sundry villanous old guns, and a couple of horse-pistols and, by way of ornament, three gaudily painted canisters disposed along its ledge. The floor was of smooth, white stone; the chairs, high-backed, primitive structures, painted green one or two heavy black ones lurking in the shade. In an arch under the dresser, reposed a huge, liver-coloured bitch pointer, surrounded by a swarm of squealing puppies; and other dogs haunted other recesses. The apartment and furniture would have been nothing extraordinary as belonging to a homely, northern farmer, with a stubborn countenance, and stalwart limbs set out to advantage in knee-breeches and gaiters. Such an individual seated in his armchair, his mug of ale frothing on the round table before him, is to be seen in any circuit of five or six miles among these hills, if you go at the right time after dinner. But Mr. Heathcliff forms a singular contrast to his abode and style of living. He is a dark-skinned gipsy in aspect, in dress and manners a gentleman that is, as much a gentleman as many a country squire rather slovenly, perhaps, yet not looking amiss with his negligence, because he has an erect and handsome figure; and rather morose. Possibly, some people might suspect him of a degree of underbred pride; I have a sympathetic chord within that tells me it is nothing of the sort I know by instinct, his reserve springs from an aversion to showy displays of feeling--to manifestations of mutual kindliness. He'll love and hate equally under cover, and esteem it a species of impertinence to be loved or hated again. No. I'm running on too fast I bestow my own attributes over liberally on him. Mr. Heathcliff may have entirely dissimilar reasons for keeping his hand out of the way when he meets a would-be acquaintance, to those which actuate me. Let me hope my constitution is almost peculiar my dear mother used to say I should never have a comfortable home; and only last summer I proved myself perfectly unworthy of one. While enjoying a month of fine weather at the seacoast, I was thrown into the company of a most fascinating creature a real goddess in my eyes, as long as she took no notice of me. I 'never told my love' vocally; still, if looks have language, the merest idiot might have guessed I was over head and ears she understood me at last, and looked a return--the sweetest of all imaginable looks. And what did I do? I confess it with shame--shrunk icily into myself, like a snail; at every glance retired colder and farther; till finally the poor innocent was led to doubt her own senses, and, overwhelmed with confusion at her supposed mistake, persuaded her mamma to decamp. By this curious turn of disposition I have gained the reputation of deliberate heartlessness; how undeserved, I alone can appreciate. I took a seat at the end of the hearthstone opposite that towards which my landlord advanced, and filled up an interval of silence by attempting to caress the canine mother, who had left her nursery, and was sneaking wolfishly to the back of my legs, her lip curled up, and her white teeth watering for a snatch. My caress provoked a long, guttural gnarl. 'You'd better let the dog alone,' growled Mr. Heathcliff in unison, checking fiercer demonstrations with a punch of his foot. 'She's not accustomed to be spoiled--not kept for a pet.' Then, striding to a side door, he shouted again--'Joseph!'-- Joseph mumbled indistinctly in the depths of the cellar, but gave no intimation of ascending; so his master dived down to him, leaving me vis-a-vis the ruffianly bitch and a pair of grim shaggy sheep-dogs, who shared with her a jealous guardianship over all my movements. Not anxious to come in contact with their fangs, I sat still; but, imagining they would scarcely understand tacit insults, I unfortunately indulged in winking and making faces at the trio, and some turn of my physiognomy so irritated madam, that she suddenly broke into a fury, and leapt on my knees. I flung her back, and hastened to interpose the table between us. This proceeding roused the whole hive. Half-a-dozen four-footed fiends, of various sizes and ages, issued from hidden dens to the common centre. I felt my heels and coat-laps peculiar subjects of assault; and, parrying off the larger combatants as effectually as I could with the poker, I was constrained to demand, aloud, assistance from some of the household in re-establishing peace. Mr. Heathcliff and his man climbed the cellar steps with vexatious phlegm I don't think they moved one second faster than usual, though the hearth was an absolute tempest of worrying and yelping. Happily, an inhabitant of the kitchen made more dispatch a lusty dame, with tucked-up gown, bare arms, and fire-flushed cheeks, rushed into the midst of us flourishing a frying-pan and used that weapon, and her tongue, to such purpose, that the storm subsided magically, and she only remained, heaving like a sea after a high wind, when her master entered on the scene. 'What the devil is the matter?' he asked, eyeing me in a manner I could ill endure after this inhospitable treatment. 'What the devil, indeed!' I muttered. 'The herd of possessed swine could have had no worse spirits in them than those animals of yours, sir. You might as well leave a stranger with a brood of tigers!' 'They won't meddle with persons who touch nothing,' he remarked, putting the bottle before me, and restoring the displaced table. 'The dogs do right to be vigilant. Take a glass of wine?' 'No, thank you.' "It is as if Emily Bronte could tear up all that we know human beings by, and fill these unrecognizable transparencies with such a gust of life that they transcend reality." ?Virginia Woolf
Titre: Wuthering Heights
Auteur: Emily Bronte
Editeur: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Reliure : Relie
Marque : Brand Michael OMara
Publier en : Anglais
Languages d'origine : Anglais
Edition : Reprint
Date de publication : 24/06/2011
Dimensions : 787,00 x 543,00 x 800,00
Nombre de pages : 384 pages
Information Complementaire : Used Book in Good Condition
Classement : Livres anglais et étrangers > Subjects > Literature & Fiction > Classics
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