Literature/Desire
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Week 1-3
- I agree with Nadine when she mentions that all of the texts have some aspect of fantasy in them, as in fact they do. However, I believe it is important to state that prior to the term fantasy being coined, there was no such thing at the time when Voluspa and Beowulf were written. There are the very essence, along with other tales that influenced that genre. The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings were the texts that ultimately paved the pathway of fantasy for texts as such mentioned, Alice in Wonderland.
- In regards to the modern literature that has been influenced by old myths and their place in the world, I definitely agree with the examples Nadine has stated. Such as Game of Thrones, especially in terms of the fantasy genre, Beowulf influence for the hero to ultimately die (Jon Snow dying, however the slight change as he comes back to life).
I really enjoyed a point Mycanae made about the Voluspa being a creation myth being born out of the human need for purpose and explanation as I strongly believe that is the reasoning for many myths. It is in the nature of humans to find out the unknown or to come up with an explanation and myths do exactly that, however, these tales which seem so absurd to us now, I believe would have been considered true in the era in which they were created. As I progressed through her post I also came across another point which sparked interest in me. She states “the intent morphs into something beyond rationalizing life and the world around us and becomes a way to relate, inspire and teach” which I believe to be very true considering the fact that these stories were told to children, ideally teaching them that those stories are fact not fiction. Again something I did not think of when writing my own post.
Week 4-6
- Regarding question 2 about feminism, I have the same outlook on Chaucer and feminism. From the act of the knight allowing the loathly lady to choose whether she is to be ugly and old, yet loyal and devoted, or young and beautiful, yet promiscuous, shows that she was given sovereignty to make that decision on her own. A part from that example I was unable to pinpoint more examples. Bella states that she thinks that Chaucers intentions weren’t to create a feminist piece, but rather his views reflected feminism resulting in many thinking that he was. All in all I would say it was unintentionally, and was made prominent from the public.
Personally, I don’t agree with the statement Jenny said about Chaucer possibly being a feminist, as that term was not around at the time. I believe that this was all done so unintentionally and just now due to the feminist movements a women empowerment, it is much easier for us to pick out points we would consider feminist. This is clearly shown when Jenny states her own views “I think husband is not important”, “women’s do not need to spend too much time and energy on having sovereignty over their husband”, “women should spend time on working hard, enjoying life (..)”, which I completely agree with, but brings me back to the point that I believe it is a result of the world we live in today.
Week 7-9
I don’t agree with the statement saying that these were “ghost” stories. If he is referring to the fact that the brat pack initiated the telling of ghost stories in the Villa Diodati then I understand in that context, but to say that this section is ghost stories is wrong, as it is more so unnatural creatures that cause terror, e.g. Frankenstein, Dracula. I do agree with the biblical reference about Frankenstein stating that Dr Victor was in some way God in terms of creating Frankenstein and also how he included Adam and Eve in terms of Frankenstein wanting a mate so that he is not lonely.
I wont lie, this was a lot to read causing me to almost want to click out of the blog and read another… However, in saying that Bella did mention some valid points throughout her post. What I did enjoy was the vast amount of literature pieces she added in that I had no idea about such as Marys Story (2009) and Rowing with the Wind (1988). This was interesting to me as I never really thought of mentioning literature like that, instead I did ones that were inspired by the romantic gothic genre and took an interest too such as The Vampire Diaries and The Twilight Saga.
I really enjoyed her reply to question 7 about referencing the bible with Frankenstein. As I am not really familiar with the bible I found it very interesting to find out that Victor was described as an attractive man, who had the same aspiration for Frankenstein could be linked back to God in Genesis. In comparison to the Adam and Eve reference made in another post by someone else, I believe it shows just how many references to the bible can be linked into Frankenstein, even though it was not done on purpose by Shelley.
Week 10-12
I agree with Karishmas statement saying that she beat poetry is more like spoken word. Although I initially did not come to think of this myself, I do see where the similarities of spoken word and beat poetry come into play as spoken word is initially poetry about issues that are discussed in a creative way following a rhythm, much like rap. However, as Karishma has also stated the differences saying poetry focuses more on the rhythm, rhyme and musicality where as poetry is based on the word flow. One thing she could have mentioned is pieces of jazz or rap to show examples to back up her statements to further gain an understanding of the similarities and differences between the two genres.
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