tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756292796580291035.post4144721738325274554..comments2023-10-01T01:56:19.699-07:00Comments on You Made Me Theorize: Everything You've ever wanted to know about Zora Neale HurstonJoseph P. Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12757706787232014827noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756292796580291035.post-64096102962998105932010-02-26T08:10:21.032-08:002010-02-26T08:10:21.032-08:00This description of Hurston reminded me of what we...This description of Hurston reminded me of what we read out of "The Etonville Anthology." It seriously sounds like Zora Neale Hurston could have been one of the characters in her own stories!susanlhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131357022053362233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756292796580291035.post-6338183490794951932010-02-25T18:30:50.399-08:002010-02-25T18:30:50.399-08:00I remember reading "Their Eyes Were Watching ...I remember reading "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and seriously underappreciating it. I think I was just wearied by the heavily-feminist readings of my Junior year English course, but I remember it being an empowering work. What stuck out most was the Florida dialect, which was surprisingly easy to get used to. The move, however, was vapid and lifeless. Halle Berry can't act, and I don't care what that Oscar of hers says.Lilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788992596159592630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756292796580291035.post-64132726901827881662010-02-25T07:39:00.059-08:002010-02-25T07:39:00.059-08:00"In Search of Zora Neale Hurston," Alice..."In Search of Zora Neale Hurston," Alice Walker's essay (originally published in <i>Ms.</i>), is impossible to find online. It's also only available through consortium loan here at GW, so linking to it is, well, impossible. However, <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/3275022/Looking-for-Zora-296-313" rel="nofollow">this dodgy website</a> appears to supply scans of an updated version of the piece, titled "Looking for Zora," that you might peruse.<br /><br />I think what we should keep in mind as we move forward are the matrilineal connections between some of these writers. Audre Lorde openly claims that poetry is a necessity for women. We might keep that argument in mind as we think about ZNH, who writes quite poetically, and about her importance to Alice Walker, who is a stylistic descendant of Hurston.Joseph P. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12757706787232014827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756292796580291035.post-3019925939393033792010-02-24T14:59:52.160-08:002010-02-24T14:59:52.160-08:00There are similarities between Zora Neale Hurston ...There are similarities between Zora Neale Hurston and Lucile Clifton but the strongest difference I noticed was the very different critical acclaim they received in their lifetime. I wonder why, how it affected their live, and how it affected their writing.Alison Ziobrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10212504689574425311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756292796580291035.post-8252566441642176102010-02-24T12:23:17.452-08:002010-02-24T12:23:17.452-08:00She was such an interesting lady! This makes me wa...She was such an interesting lady! This makes me want to read "Their Eyes Were Watching God" again! And see the movie!MargaretKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14104718810423289888noreply@blogger.com