Wuthering Heights[呼啸山庄]

TheheartbreakingtaleofthedoomedloversHeathcliffandCatherine,EmilyBronte'sgothicmasterpiece,"WutheringHeights",hasenthralledreadersformorethanacenturyandahalf-spawningfilmandtelevisonadaptations,operas,musicals,andahitsinglebyBritishpopsuperstarKateBush.Itistheultimatestoryofyoung,unrequitedlove,anacknowledgedfavoriteof"Twilight's"ownstar-crossedloversBellaandEdward.NowBronte'sclassicisrebornwithabrilliantlyconceived,gorgeouslyillustratedunabridgededitioncertaintoappealtotoday'sreaders,includingthemillionsofavidfansof"TheTwilight"saga.Withmorethan40originalillustrationsbyrenownedartistTraceyDockray-givingthestoryafresh,boldlycontemporaryvisualspin-"WutheringHeights"isnowmoreexhilaratingandalivethaneverbefore!"WutheringHeights"willbedirectedbyAndreaArnold,whowonanAcademyAwardforhershortliveactionfilm"Wasp",in2005.《呼啸山庄》是英国女作家勃朗特姐妹之一艾米莉·勃朗特的作品。小说描写吉卜赛弃儿希斯克利夫被山庄老主人收养后，因受辱和恋爱不遂，外出致富，回来后对与其女友凯瑟琳结婚的地主林顿及其子女进行报复的故事。全篇充满强烈的反压迫、争幸福的斗争精神，又始终笼罩着离奇、紧张的浪漫气氛。它开始曾被人看做是年青女作家脱离现实的天真幻想，但结合其所描写地区激烈的阶级斗争和英国的社会现象，它不久便被评论界高度肯定，并受到读者的热烈欢迎。