tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458283114912397405.post7147794606019604002..comments2024-03-04T01:41:30.539-05:00Comments on The Secret Victorianist: Misconceptions about Victorian LiteratureSecret Victorianisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15346234352007002183noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458283114912397405.post-22099973516593198642015-01-02T11:33:27.170-05:002015-01-02T11:33:27.170-05:00I think there might be a couple of things at play ...I think there might be a couple of things at play here.<br /><br />First, the continuing popularity of movies/novels inspired by 18th/19th-century Gothic means some of the things Victorians might view as scary we might think of as cliched or predictable.<br /><br />Second, Gothic came out of 18th-century Sentimentalism which often used heroes/heroines who were governed by feelings, not reason, Secret Victorianisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15346234352007002183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458283114912397405.post-18719078922636400842014-12-29T18:01:02.849-05:002014-12-29T18:01:02.849-05:00I've read a fair bit of Victorian gothic / hor...I've read a fair bit of Victorian gothic / horror literature, and the overwhelming impression I get is that the Victorians were the most easily-startled people who ever lived. And it goes beyond the thrice-daily fainting spells of society ladies in corsets. There's this Arthur Machen story, "The Shining Pyramid," where a guy finds some unusual graffiti on a wall near his house, Barnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16912789320134222591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458283114912397405.post-75714212566553432152013-07-22T14:47:48.957-04:002013-07-22T14:47:48.957-04:00Thanks for this Tine! Can you remember where any o...Thanks for this Tine! Can you remember where any of the passages were from out of interest?<br /><br />Great blog - really enjoyed the Wonderland Postage Stamp Case (http://1890swriters.blogspot.ca/2013/07/the-wonderland-postage-stamp-case.html) as I've been thinking lots about Carroll today! (see latest post) :) Secret Victorianisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15346234352007002183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458283114912397405.post-48299498281249368422013-07-22T12:14:16.363-04:002013-07-22T12:14:16.363-04:00Love this post!
In grad school, I once dissuaded...Love this post! <br /><br />In grad school, I once dissuaded a friend from attending a party by telling him that the highlight of our last party was when we read the dirty parts of Victorian novels out loud. It was hysterical when we did that and amusing that this was enough to keep my friend from coming. <br /><br />In my blog (http://1890swriters.blogspot.ca/), I've posted book cover Tine Hrenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07275522536093285024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458283114912397405.post-71223477798309381822013-07-18T13:26:45.876-04:002013-07-18T13:26:45.876-04:00Oooh, can't wait to see that post -- I've ...Oooh, can't wait to see that post -- I've only just read FFTMC but adored it -- mind blown kind of way. Reminds me of what I love about Victorian lit -- interesting class stuff, kick butt drama, some real dark stickiness about love, life, marriage, identity, etc...Audrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511122937603890352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458283114912397405.post-90010162640225338412013-07-18T13:19:33.034-04:002013-07-18T13:19:33.034-04:00Thanks, Audra! Ha ha - agreed!
I don't think...Thanks, Audra! Ha ha - agreed! <br /><br />I don't think Hardy's EVER romantic. Creepily incestuous - yes; romantic, no (brewing up a blog post on this to follow shortly!). Secret Victorianisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15346234352007002183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458283114912397405.post-51574618177274701162013-07-18T13:14:34.857-04:002013-07-18T13:14:34.857-04:00Your list is spot on! (Although rather sulkily I ...Your list is spot on! (Although rather sulkily I will sometimes think Victorian lit is all guys!) re: #3 -- I think of Hardy's <i>Far from the Madding Crowd</i> which has a marriage plot to be sure, but it's hardly romantic. Savage, wild, calculating, crazy -- but no swoony romance! (Gah, I love that book!)Audrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511122937603890352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458283114912397405.post-80513545832318221912013-07-18T10:44:24.903-04:002013-07-18T10:44:24.903-04:00Thanks, Ronny!Thanks, Ronny!Secret Victorianisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15346234352007002183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458283114912397405.post-34883951207740016962013-07-18T10:05:31.771-04:002013-07-18T10:05:31.771-04:00Well done; very informative.
--RonnyparWell done; very informative. <br />--RonnyparAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com