tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756292796580291035.post2760660267747559522..comments2023-10-01T01:56:19.699-07:00Comments on You Made Me Theorize: Bragging rightsJoseph P. Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12757706787232014827noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756292796580291035.post-21381500562501034752009-10-09T09:19:04.965-07:002009-10-09T09:19:04.965-07:00To be honest I have only seen movie productions of...To be honest I have only seen movie productions of Wide Sargasso Sea. I've always told myself I would get around to reading the book, but only time will tell!Carolyn W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01465681265359321876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756292796580291035.post-18151632888366423292009-10-09T08:59:55.751-07:002009-10-09T08:59:55.751-07:00Dos Carolyns: Great literary connections! Yes, Vi...Dos Carolyns: Great literary connections! Yes, Virginia Woolf once wrote that she had to kill the angel of the house, a reference to the typical gender role of many 19th century female characters, in order to write. I also really like <i>Jane Eyre</i>, but I haven't read Rhys's book. I'm also really sick at the moment, so I'm quite sure that this comment doesn't make any sense.Joseph P. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12757706787232014827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756292796580291035.post-83466785880654004492009-10-09T05:48:45.942-07:002009-10-09T05:48:45.942-07:00Carolyn, have you read Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean R...Carolyn, have you read Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys? It's really good. It's about the madwoman in the attic from Jane Eyre (Bertha).<br />That book sounds interesting, I'll definitely check it out.Carolyn Kerchofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09634691617314325174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756292796580291035.post-16962097598355267462009-10-08T20:52:32.235-07:002009-10-08T20:52:32.235-07:00This is a bit off topic.... but have any of you gu...This is a bit off topic.... but have any of you guys every come across a book called the Madwomen in the Attic. Its a wonderful work that explores Victorian Literature from a feminist perspective. A lot of what we were talking about with Virginia Woolf in class on Tuesday reminded me of this book. Their main argument (if I remember correctly) was that women in the 19th century literature were confined to either being portrayed as an 'angel' or 'wicked/flawed/madwomen'. Similar to Woolf, the authors of the Mad Women in the Attic argue for the need to go beyond/kill these two identities for women. <br /><br />The Madwomen in the Attic by Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar is definitely worth a look!Carolyn W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01465681265359321876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756292796580291035.post-33474049192510239632009-10-07T06:57:55.912-07:002009-10-07T06:57:55.912-07:00Correction, kbdancer: This is your lovely blog. A...Correction, kbdancer: This is <i>your</i> lovely blog. And that poem was great, Carolyn. Whitman is an interesting reference point for a whole slew of reasons: He's the American poet, he's the poet of the body, he's a homosexual poet, etc. (Same with Ginsburg, arguably.) Given that, it's interesting to read this poem through the history of those epic poets who were male, but who were not masculine in the way that mainstream American society constructs masculinity. Similarly, Olds's speaker isn't traditionally feminine, either. Complex stuff.Joseph P. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12757706787232014827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756292796580291035.post-27437052773950652492009-10-06T19:30:34.419-07:002009-10-06T19:30:34.419-07:00Thanks for the poem, beautiful work, really intere...Thanks for the poem, beautiful work, really interesting language/images etc. But you are doing homework, in Prof. Fisher's lovely blog :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com