Literature of desire

Alejandra Palés, the series specialist, has set her sights on this concept called yearning, which would be – she explains herself in an informative article in the newspaper– the “longing” or “the slow and sustained building of desire over time.” He does this in relation to the adaptation of Wuthering Heights (I always feel so much like putting Rufoles Peaks...), by Emily Brontë. The trend is global. This Christmas, the bookseller at Parcir in Manresa told me, adaptations of classics (so beautiful, by the way, with hardcovers and gold lettering) have sold very well.

I would say that, among young people, the concept romanticism It's no longer just for cheesy people. In older TV series (when you could watch them week by week and therefore didn't skip the opening theme), there was what we call TSNR: Unresolved Sexual Tension. The prime example of this was... Moonlightwith the two detective protagonists always on the verge of a kiss or a spit. Today, sexual tension must be resolved instantly. And then what you're left with is unresolved marital tension. The characters that appeal to young people are not the fuckers,Or not only that. They appreciate those who commit, those who prefer someone and maintain that preference over time, those who want it all. I just finished reading George Eliot's classic. Adam BedeThe character, in love with the treacherous woman, redeemed afterward—why would he appeal so much to young readers now? Because he is the epitome of what used to be called "a man of means." The "worker." He embodies values ​​that are making a comeback, precisely in contrast to those of song lyrics, that "Who's the weird guy you're dating?from Loquillo.