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A. Macbeth’s bks
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This book is ok. Auerbach considers herself a Victorian literature specialist so now we are getting reams of quotes from the novels of Daphne du Maurier’s grandfather George(s) du Maurier. This critic is plumbing the depths of what Daphne du Maurier owed exactly to her ancestors and how exactly she expressed those things. Auerbach was enthralled by HUNGRY HILL & THE SCAPEGOAT. Me too, THE SCAPEGOAT blew me away.
— Dec 05, 2022 03:51PM
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A. Macbeth’s bks
is on page 127 of 192
Quote from chapter 6 in book : “ Daphne du Maurier felt she could be anything: man (mad or sane), woman, wife (good or bad), lady , boy, movie star. “ Apparently people who knew her claimed she rotated through all these roles in her real life ; that must have been stimulating.
— Dec 10, 2022 07:08PM
A. Macbeth’s bks
is on page 103 of 192
On chapter 5 , REBECCA AND ROMANCE . Yes, Auerbach is all about Daphne du Maurier recapitulating ALL the thoughts, feelings and emotions of her immediate and remote ancestors or even of misappropriated, pseudo-ancestors .
— Dec 10, 2022 07:59AM
A. Macbeth’s bks
is on page 22 of 192
‘Disembodied spirit’ to me sounds like mental dissociation, which, experienced to clinical depths, could be considered a serious mental disorder. Or could popularly otherwise be known as some sort of social alienation. Are the authors alleging du Maurier was mentally maladjusted because of her actor-father’s celebrity status? I doubt a maladjusted woman could have written such a body of work.
— Oct 30, 2022 05:02AM
A. Macbeth’s bks
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Very academic intro chapter 1 -A ‘DISEMBODIED SPIRIT’: WRITING, IDENTITY and the GOTHIC IMAGINATION. WRITING , GENDER AND ANXIETY .
The authors are trying to convince us, the readers, about du Maurier’s alleged inner conflicts about gender, creativity and desire. I mean only du Maurier’s medical records would know for certain, wouldn’t you agree ? Lots of alleged literary-medico diagnoses…
— Oct 28, 2022 08:18PM
The authors are trying to convince us, the readers, about du Maurier’s alleged inner conflicts about gender, creativity and desire. I mean only du Maurier’s medical records would know for certain, wouldn’t you agree ? Lots of alleged literary-medico diagnoses…
