tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13786279.post115930111570901597..comments2023-12-28T17:22:20.888+00:00Comments on Wenlock: Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12816256676376213859noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13786279.post-1159793016967575792006-10-02T13:43:00.000+01:002006-10-02T13:43:00.000+01:00I agree the programme could have gone deeper into ...I agree the programme could have gone deeper into the subject of heroes, but at least it is a start: people are talking about romantic fiction and (for the most part) without sneering.<BR/><BR/>What we need now is to take it further.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13786279.post-1159609905680443202006-09-30T10:51:00.000+01:002006-09-30T10:51:00.000+01:00I didn't see it--though I should have, because my ...I didn't see it--though I should have, because my editor was on it--but I agree, that a discussion of romantic heroes needs to go further and and look at more recent developments. Our ideas of both femininity and masculinity have changed so much since the 19th century.<BR/><BR/>To be picky, I don't think the hero of Wuthering Heights is Heathcliff Heathcliff. I think he's just Heathcliff, sometimes with a "Mr". His son is Linton Heathcliff, his wife Isabella Heathcliff, but he has only one name (unlike the two Catherines, who have one Christian and three surnames between them, in reverse order). This fact leads academics to all sorts of interesting speculation about identity and naming in the book, particularly linked with gender roles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13786279.post-1159587881100534032006-09-30T04:44:00.000+01:002006-09-30T04:44:00.000+01:00I couldn't see it, but they picked heroes I don't ...I couldn't see it, but they picked heroes I don't like except Darcy. I never finished <I>Wuthering Heights</I> because of that abominable Heathcliff, and Butler spoiled some of <I>Gone With the Wind</I> for me. Rochester was sorta bearable but I could not stand Jane Eyre. I vaguely remember I didn't care for the heroine in WH, either. <BR/><BR/>I'm hopeless when it comes to romance, lol. Give me some battles any day. :)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.com