Questões de classe, raça e gênero à época do imperialismo britânico: a obra O morro dos ventos uivantes de Emily Brontë analisada sob o foco da pesquisa histórica

Abstract

This research focus on the study of the book Wuthering Heights (1847) by english writer Emily Brontë, in pursuit of understanding the class, race and gender relations included in a literary source as a way of historical idea of these aspects in the period of time that comprehend the golden ages of the British Empire, during the 19th century. In terms of the studies and reflection’s input on historical culture, this gave us possibilities of unique methods for history and represent theoretical base in this work. Therefore, the goals of this study involves in comprehend the background of this book publication by a cultural point of view, where is it a truly expansion of paradigms about power relations molded with the economical, political and social changes in Great Britain whose its discourse is rethinking and transmitted to society, matching the notions established by imperialist ideology that strengthens the domination of some and subordination of others, in a complicated and symbolic ways. For this purpose, the book Wuthering Heights speak ups about this singular and troubled period of English history and in the conception of current social relationships, as well the literary critique about the time of its publication.