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Emily Brontë Reappraised

Claire O'Callaghan
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Bronte Parsonage
Bronte sisters
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Emily Bronte
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feminist criticism
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the Brontes
Wuthering Heights

Product details

  • ISBN 9781916812727
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 04 Jun 2026
  • Publisher: Saraband / Contraband
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

Claire O’Callaghan’s Emily Brontë Reappraised – the only new biography of Emily to be published during the last twenty years – returns in this expanded edition, bringing new insight into how we read and remember one of literature’s most enigmatic writers. Blending biography, feminist criticism, and cultural history, O’Callaghan dismantles the myths that have long obscured Brontë’s life and art, revealing a bold, passionate, and politically attuned writer whose work still resonates today.

This updated edition includes fresh analysis covering new scholar- ship and popular depictions and adaptations, including the 2026 film Wuthering Heights, tracing how modern interpretations continue to reinvent Brontë’s vision of love, freedom, and the wild northern landscape that shaped her imagination. Both accessible and deeply researched, this edition invites readers—new and returning alike— to rediscover Emily Brontë for our times. 
About Claire O'Callaghan
Dr Claire O’Callaghan is a literary scholar and cultural historian, specialising in Victorian literature and culture, with a particular focus on the Brontës. Her research explores themes of gender, sexuality, and violence, health and the body. She serves as Editor-in-Chief of Brontë Studies, the official journal of the Brontë Society, and works closely with the Brontë Parsonage Museum. She is a Senior Lecturer in English at Loughborough University and a regular contributor to television and radio. Her work has featured in The Guardian, History Today, and BBC History online.

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