The Moorsphotography by Daisy Burrows
I have imagined your life to be blessed by an angel. By your human spirit, I cannot deny your purity. Your adoration for the moors, the rain, the speculations of ghouls and ghosts, and the melancholic distress of living and loving sets me into an intellectual curiosity for the rest of my days. What is right for love to prosper? What are "soulmates", between man and woman, if they are destined to perish together? If you were here, beside me, I would have eternally loved to speak to you, my dear Emily...
Wuthering Heights was published in 1847 and written by Emily Brontë. It is a complex tale of love, desire, and tragedy, along with twists and turns along the way. The story revolves around the history of childhood friends Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw who have fallen in love, and their relationship with two families, the Lintons and Catherine's family proper. Heathcliff was brought in to the Earnshaws as an orphan and raised by the maternal family servant Nelly, but he was a troublesome fellow. He met Catherine and have spent much of their time together running and playing in the moors. Until master Earnshaw had gotten strict upon Heathcliff, damaging his relationship with Catherine, the young boy began planning revenge on him. That's as far as I will take it. It is a sad story though.
What intrigues me most is Emily's writing. She writes as if each sentence is a lyric from a poem, and at times I have felt some rhythm. I would say that it is one of those rare novels, next to reading Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov, where I would study the literature to improve myself. Her prose is seemless and the structure of the story is quite innovative. While I was reading the book I amazed myself when I realized how complex it had gotten when the narrators shifted from character to character, being "deeper and deeper" within the story, giving you a natural feel. Emily is highly descriptive to achieve her ambiance and mood. It is wonderful and delicious literature, especially reading in a rainy day, or a lonely night.
The book was published in 19th century Victorian era who some writers, such as Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne, focused on the Gothic or Dark Romantic genre. There are allusions to the supernatural such as ghosts and demons, but Emily writes in a style that is not explicit. That is, when a character encounters a strange occurrence, she lets the reader know that the character feels the encounter to be that way, and she doesn't let herself describe the experience as something concrete.
In the end, the novel is a joy of a read. I believe this is good to pick up when you are going through, perhaps, some sadness in life. There is a point when you would like to escape that certain sadness and you will end up not being yourself. You will be happy without even knowing why you are happy. The best to do is to embrace your sadness, and move on to the next phase. I was walking to my house, not too long ago, after reading by the ocean under a tent as the day rained softly throughout the afternoon, and said to myself, "I love love, but love is sad." It is that moment when I realized that I'm trying to help myself get better. Let's just hope that it won't be for too long in that neutral state of mind.
The first song is more cheerful, yet sad. The second and third songs are in Spanish but they follow similar themes. Enjoy your day!
Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour"Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves."
Wuthering Heights was published in 1847 and written by Emily Brontë. It is a complex tale of love, desire, and tragedy, along with twists and turns along the way. The story revolves around the history of childhood friends Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw who have fallen in love, and their relationship with two families, the Lintons and Catherine's family proper. Heathcliff was brought in to the Earnshaws as an orphan and raised by the maternal family servant Nelly, but he was a troublesome fellow. He met Catherine and have spent much of their time together running and playing in the moors. Until master Earnshaw had gotten strict upon Heathcliff, damaging his relationship with Catherine, the young boy began planning revenge on him. That's as far as I will take it. It is a sad story though.What intrigues me most is Emily's writing. She writes as if each sentence is a lyric from a poem, and at times I have felt some rhythm. I would say that it is one of those rare novels, next to reading Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov, where I would study the literature to improve myself. Her prose is seemless and the structure of the story is quite innovative. While I was reading the book I amazed myself when I realized how complex it had gotten when the narrators shifted from character to character, being "deeper and deeper" within the story, giving you a natural feel. Emily is highly descriptive to achieve her ambiance and mood. It is wonderful and delicious literature, especially reading in a rainy day, or a lonely night.
The book was published in 19th century Victorian era who some writers, such as Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne, focused on the Gothic or Dark Romantic genre. There are allusions to the supernatural such as ghosts and demons, but Emily writes in a style that is not explicit. That is, when a character encounters a strange occurrence, she lets the reader know that the character feels the encounter to be that way, and she doesn't let herself describe the experience as something concrete.
In the end, the novel is a joy of a read. I believe this is good to pick up when you are going through, perhaps, some sadness in life. There is a point when you would like to escape that certain sadness and you will end up not being yourself. You will be happy without even knowing why you are happy. The best to do is to embrace your sadness, and move on to the next phase. I was walking to my house, not too long ago, after reading by the ocean under a tent as the day rained softly throughout the afternoon, and said to myself, "I love love, but love is sad." It is that moment when I realized that I'm trying to help myself get better. Let's just hope that it won't be for too long in that neutral state of mind.
The first song is more cheerful, yet sad. The second and third songs are in Spanish but they follow similar themes. Enjoy your day!
Soraya - Las Ruinas en mi Mente
Franco Simone - Rio Grande
