Emily Brontë
Novelist · Poet · English · Victorian
Emily Brontë
1818–1848
Wuthering Heights is less a love story than a case study in fusion: two people who cannot survive being separate selves.
The writings
Poetry
Poetry · 1846
Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell — Emily's Contributions
Emily Brontë
Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy
Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell — Emily's Contributions
1846 · Lyric · Joint collection
Emily's poems in the sisters' joint collection, published as Ellis Bell.
Poetry · 1820s–1848 (written)
The Complete Poems of Emily Brontë
Emily Brontë
Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy
The Complete Poems of Emily Brontë
1820s–1848 (written) · Lyric · Collected poems
Posthumous editions gather surviving poems, including work associated with the imagined land of Gondal; contents vary by editor.
Poetry · 1830s–1840s (written)
Gondal Poems
Emily Brontë
Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy
Gondal Poems
1830s–1840s (written) · Dramatic lyric · Fantasy
Surviving poems from the imaginary kingdom created with Anne Brontë; much connecting prose is lost.
Poem
Poem · 1846 (written)
No Coward Soul Is Mine
Emily Brontë
Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy
No Coward Soul Is Mine
1846 (written) · Religious poetry · Lyric
A declaration of spiritual conviction that refuses fear of death.
Poem · 1841 (written)
Remembrance
Emily Brontë
Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy
Remembrance
1841 (written) · Elegy · Dramatic lyric
A speaker addresses a beloved who has been dead for fifteen years; associated with the Gondal world.
Poem · 1846
The Prisoner
Emily Brontë
Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy
The Prisoner
1846 · Dramatic lyric
A confined speaker describes inward release through visionary experience.
Poem · 1846
Love and Friendship
Emily Brontë
Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy
Love and Friendship
1846 · Lyric
Rose and holly become contrasting figures for romantic love and enduring friendship.
Poem · 1846
The Night-Wind
Emily Brontë
Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy
The Night-Wind
1846 · Lyric · Nature poetry
A night wind speaks persuasively to a listening figure.
Poem · 1837 (written)
Spellbound
Emily Brontë
Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy
Spellbound
1837 (written) · Lyric
A speaker stands amid a gathering storm, unable or unwilling to leave.
Poem · 1846
Hope
Emily Brontë
Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy
Hope
1846 · Lyric · Allegory
Hope is imagined as a timid companion that withdraws in suffering.
Poem · 1846
A Day Dream
Emily Brontë
Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy
A Day Dream
1846 · Lyric · Nature poetry
A summer reverie opens onto reflection about transience and renewal.
