When&nbsp;Wuthering Heights&nbsp;was published in December 1847, many readers didn’t know what to make of it: one reviewer called it ‘a compound of vulgar depravity and unnatural horrors’. In this episode of ‘Novel Approaches’, Patricia Lockwood and David Trotter join Thomas Jones to explore Emily Brontë’s ‘completely amoral’ novel. As well as questions of Heathcliff’s mysterious origins and ‘obscene’ wealth, of Cathy’s ghost, bad weather, gnarled trees, even gnarlier characters and savage dogs, they discuss the book’s intricate structure, Brontë’s inventive use of language and the extraordinary hold that her story continues to exert over the imaginations of readers and non-readers alike.Non-subscribers will only hear an extract from this episode. To listen to the full episode, and all our other Close Readings series, subscribe:Directly in Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://lrb.me/applecrna" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/applecrna</a>In other podcast apps: <a href="https://lrb.me/closereadingsna" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/closereadingsna</a>Read more in the LRB:David Trotter: Heathcliff Redounding<a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n09/david-trotter/heathcliff-redounding" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n09/david-trotter/heathcliff-redounding</a>John Bayley: Kitchen Devil<a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v12/n24/john-bayley/kitchen-devil" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v12/n24/john-bayley/kitchen-devil</a>Alice Spawls: If It Weren’t for Charlotte<a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v39/n22/alice-spawls/if-it-weren-t-for-charlotte" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v39/n22/alice-spawls/if-it-weren-t-for-charlotte</a>Patricia Lockwood: What a Bear Wants<a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v43/n16/patricia-lockwood/pull-off-my-head" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v43/n16/patricia-lockwood/pull-off-my-head</a>Get the books: <a href="https://lrb.me/crbooklist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/crbooklist</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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