The woman writer died in obscurity after only thirty years in the world. It should be said that she is a poet first, and has written some very deep lyric poems, including narrative poems and short poems, and some of them have been selected into the poetry collections of 22 first-class British poets in 19 and the 20th century. However, Wuthering Heights, her only novel, has established her position in the history of English literature and world literature. She and Charlotte Brontexq, the author of Janelle ("CharlotteBronteD, 18 16- 1855") and their little sister Anne Bronted, the author of Agnes Gray. Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, in particular, are like a pair of small but dazzling cat's eye jewels. When people browse19th century English literary heritage, they can't help but find that they are few and far between, and one of them is even more impressive. People can't help feeling sorry for this talented girl. If she doesn't die young, how many brilliant chapters will she leave to feed the readers' hearts!
Emily bronte lived for 30 years, which was a period of social unrest in England. Capitalism is developing, and its inherent defects are increasingly exposed; The contradiction between labor and capital is sharp; Poverty of unemployed workers; A large number of child laborers were brutally tortured to death (this can be seen from Elizabeth Barrett Browning's long poem "The Crying of Children" at the same time). In addition, the British government took high-handed measures against the democratic reform and the workers' movement: for example, the Peter Road massacre in 18 19 was an example. Therefore, the literary works of this period are also reflected. Our female writer emily bronte was born in this era of struggle! She was born into a family of priests. Her father's name is Patrick Bronte (1777- 186 1). She was originally an Irish priest. 18 12 years, she married Maria branwell, who was born in Cornwall, Kangwa, southwest England, and had six children. The eldest daughter Maria (18 14), the second daughter Elizabeth (18 15), the third daughter Charlotte (18 16) and the only son branwell (18). The last four children were born in Thornton village, Yorkshire wilderness, and Mr. Bronte is the pastor of this parish. 1820, the whole family moved to howarth and settled in a remote corner of the wilderness. The three sisters spent their whole lives in this place.
When their mother died in 1827, their aunt came from Kangwa to take care of the family. Three years later, four sisters headed by Maria went to boarding school. Because of poor living conditions, Maria and Elizabeth died of tuberculosis, while Charlotte and Emily survived. They taught themselves at home with their brother branwell. This family has always lived alone, so the four brothers and sisters often spend lonely time reading, writing poems and making up legends. Charlotte and branwell wrote novels centering on the imaginary Anglian dynasty, while Emily and her little sister Ann created a Pacific island they called Gondo to make up stories.
Although their home is near the Howorth industrial zone, the house is between the town and the wilderness. Emily often goes for a walk in the wild west with her sisters. Therefore, on the one hand, the Bronte sisters saw the developing capitalist society in the town, on the other hand, they were also infected by the wilderness atmosphere. Emily, in particular, is taciturn on the surface, but full of passion inside. Although she doesn't understand politics, she is very concerned about it. The three sisters often read liberal or conservative periodicals and like to talk about politics, which is of course influenced by their father. Patrick Bronte is a radical conservative. He opposed the Luther movement in his early years, and later helped the Howorth workers and supported their strike. Emily and her sisters inherited his sense of justice and sympathized with the resistance and struggle of handicraft workers. This created conditions for the birth of Wuthering Heights.
The family income is very small, and the economy is quite tight. The three sisters often have to go out to make a living, teach or tutor to supplement their families. Over the past few years, they have experienced hardships and setbacks. Charlotte originally planned to open her own school, so she and Emily went to Brussels to study for a year, and later left because Charlotte was lovelorn. 1846, they raised funds to publish a collection of poems under a pseudonym, but only sold two. 1847, three novels of the three sisters were finally published, but only Jane Eyre was successful and attracted attention. The publication of Wuthering Heights was not understood by readers at that time, and even her own sister Charlotte could not understand Emily's thoughts.
1848, their only brother, branwell, died in September because of long-term alcoholism and drug abuse. Although the death of the tyrant in this family is also a relief for the three sisters, as stated in the Letters of the Charlotte Sisters: "Neglect and sin have been forgotten, leaving only pity and sadness ..." Mourning for branwell shortened Emily's journey to the grave in the same year1February. Their little sister Ann also died in May of the following year. At this time, the last members of the family are only Charlotte and her old father.
This talented young woman writer later became famous in the world literary world, but she left this world with such regret, so she could only taste indifference and silently bid farewell to the only three relatives in her family!