'Salubrious Air & Genial Sun'
What to Expect: Spring/Summer 2025
As my first Wuthering Heights read-along comes to its conclusion I have been thinking a lot about the direction of Symbolism & Structure. I miss Nature. And, seeing as it is springtime here in the northern hemisphere, I plan to return to our fields + forests.
Image: Study of an Ash Tree in Winter, 1883, James Hey Davies (Manchester Art Gallery)
The Magic & Nature of Wuthering Heights
I began writing Symbolism & Structure one year ago. When I created the newsletter I intended to focus on the superstition, folklore and Nature that inspired Emily Brontë while she was writing Wuthering Heights…
Over the summer I am going to (re) read the novel and focus closely on Brontë’s seasons, lunar phases, weather, plants, animals and fungi. This topic is something I’m really interested in and I think it could be such a rewarding line of study…
I’ll share my work as the project comes together. I’ve gathered all of my favorite books from my shelves: books on plant magic, symbolisms, folklore. Look for shorter essays on these topics—here and there—throughout all seasons.
Image: Study of an Ash Tree in Summer, 1883, James Hey Davies (Manchester Art Gallery)
Read-Along Updates…
I’m also planning a different kind of Wuthering Heights read-along to be offered in the fall—somewhere around the Autumnal Equinox or maybe, the Harvest Moon.
Essays will focus on motifs, tropes, or themes and, songs; furniture or architecture; folklore, superstitions; lunar phases, flora, fauna, fungi…in other words, instead of discussing the story, I’ll discuss elements within the story.
What do you think— less critical analysis, shorter essays—does this appeal to you?
Thank You…
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Just reading this blog post has changed how I read! I love nature and sometimes look for books, fiction or non-fiction, that have nature themes. Your wish to focus on nature in Wuthering Heights this summer made me realize I can focus on the nature in any book I read if I so wish. I am 56 and always learning new things. I am going to try reading Wuthering Heights with your prior posts, since I missed that read along. Thank you!
I have just found you and your plans sound magical. I haven't read Wuthering Heights and would like to with a group, though i can be quiet. Connections to nature are so healing and replenishing.