WH- Context Flashcards
when was wuthering heights published?
1847
when was wuthering heights set?
1801-1802
what year was emily bronte born?
1818
explain how victorian attitudes and codes of behaviour influenced writers 5 points
-victorians had strict behaviour rules especially for women despite being seen as non- existent
-due to the way of life British people had made, any other behaviour like non-western cultures were seen as savage
-created a sense of divide as Britain saw themselves as superior
- events like jack the ripper occurred and this triggered thoughts that everyone could be savage
- influenced gothic writers like charles dickens
name the 4 examples of context for Gothic literature
victorian attitudes and behaviour codes
post darwinian nightmares
freud’s personality theory
romantic movement
explain post darwinian nightmares and how it affected gothic literature 3 points
-after darwin spoke about humans coming from ‘hair tailed quadruped’ the conflict between faith and doubt arose
-this made christians uncomfortable so resulted in questions like
- ‘if we were to descend from such creatures then are humans actually as superior and civilised as we think we are?’
what are the 3 aspects to freud’s personality theory
id
ego
superego
3 features of id
unconscious
about primitive desires
satisfying ones needs
2 features of ego
conscious
balances id and superego
2 features of superego
helps morality
brings about guilt
how did the romantic movement influence gothic texts
gothic developed from romantic
emphasized the importance of emotional sensitivity and individual subjectivity imagination was more important than reason
what type of narrators were those in Wuthering heights?
homodiegetic narrators
when did the idea of a middle class come into place?
after the industrial revolution
what was notable about bronte’s upbringing
she was brought up by her father and aunt who were very religious
who are the 4 narrators in WH?
lockwood
nelly
catherine
isabella
