Susan Lynn Meyer

Archive for the ‘Nineteenth-Century Literature’ Category

More on Ravens and Wuthering Heights

 

Raven header

Inquiring minds might want to know: ARE there any ravens in Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights?  No, they aren’t mentioned–although they certainly suit its windswept, craggy wildness. They do appear in Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, however.

Jane observes … Read More

Posted on 04/17/2016 05:00 am | Leave a comment
 

Moments of Literary Joy: Ravens and Wuthering Heights

Raven header

As the school year comes to a close, all students and professors get a little exhausted, and this year I have a lot going on, so I have been especially feeling it. But I had a wonderful experience in class … Read More

Posted on 04/09/2016 05:00 am | Leave a comment
 

Moments of Literary Joy: Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park

This week’s moment of literary joy comes from chapter 11 of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, which I’ve just been teaching in my Nineteenth-Century British Fiction class.45032

 

Here’s the passage:

 

Fanny agreed to it, and had the pleasure Read More

Posted on 02/29/2016 05:00 am | Leave a comment