tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post2973480007618147425..comments2023-12-15T02:38:55.020+10:30Comments on Still Life With Cat: Ten more legendary bad girls of literatureKerryn Goldsworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-30343916407587947892012-01-27T20:08:18.784+10:302012-01-27T20:08:18.784+10:30I didn't know who Charmian Clift was so I look...I didn't know who Charmian Clift was so I looked her up. Among various other works, she wrote a book called "Peel Me A Lotus." Great title!<br /><br />If you want a _real_ literary bad girl, you can't get much badder than Thea von Harbou, the wife and chief collaborator of Fritz Lang: her work includes the inspirations for Metropolis, M, and "Doctor Mabuse, Der Spieler," all of which she co-wrote. Some pretty dark stuff there.<br /><br />Then later on of course, she ran off and became a Nazi, and it was all just downhill from there... but still. Metropolis, man. That's heavy.<br /><br />And since I was talking about great titles, I have to say that "Doctor Mabuse, Der Spieler" is possibly the best title for a crime movie I've ever heard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-70758058034760424722012-01-25T04:59:39.079+10:302012-01-25T04:59:39.079+10:30Ah, paul walter, I recall Schmoe (Sylvan Elhay)do ...Ah, paul walter, I recall Schmoe (Sylvan Elhay)do exactly the same thing (as your English lecturer) to a bunch of engineers who were disrupting one of his numerical analysis lectures. It was a joy to see, as he's the only person I've ever met who could make engineering students behave.<br /><br />(Sorry about the potential derail, Dr Cat, but it was a joyful moment.)David Irving (no relation)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05728918405973140125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-31246468160304303062012-01-23T18:49:53.149+10:302012-01-23T18:49:53.149+10:30Here's an interesting recent story about Angel...Here's an interesting recent story about Angela Carter.<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jan/22/angela-carter-postcards-susannah-clapp?fb=native&CMP=FBCNETTXT9038Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14210474034971320200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-29873481084701499942012-01-22T07:45:01.092+10:302012-01-22T07:45:01.092+10:30Like Fine, I particularly like the Carter quotatio...Like Fine, I particularly like the Carter quotation, but it's hard to pick favourites from a list like this!<br /><br />Mostly it's just a good prompt to go back and read them.Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-54161666760385614802012-01-21T10:56:12.698+10:302012-01-21T10:56:12.698+10:30Wonderful.
Sad that some died so young.Wonderful.<br />Sad that some died so young.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588049222095187200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-44145198006708879092012-01-20T22:00:45.120+10:302012-01-20T22:00:45.120+10:30One from me: Tove Jansson whose late novels and sh...One from me: Tove Jansson whose late novels and short stories I love to distraction. I literally feel bereft that there are so few in total and so few in translation.<br /><br />Mainly commenting because I often read here without acknowledging the work and it occurs to me that feminist bloggers deserve more cookies! indeed a whole Cake!<br />Regards,<br />SuSunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-14036999284574060692012-01-19T17:27:08.023+10:302012-01-19T17:27:08.023+10:30Probably gilding the lily, but recalling the time ...Probably gilding the lily, but recalling the time this course coordinator I mentioned was doing a lecture on a movie, "Once Were Warriors". Just behind me, up the back, was a small gaggle of co-ed types, otherwise engaged with the uni mag.<br />I suddenly found myself reflexively ducking, butterflies fluttered. The coordinator was fixing a death-stare, from all of a hundred feet and seemingly directly at me.<br /> In actual fact, this death stare was not only from an extreme distance, but so deadly accurate as to pass my head by the merest nano. <br />It was in fact being directed at the people behind me, as I discovered as the this booming, flat, chalk on black board voice penetrated up to inquire of those behind me, that if they could leave On Dit for a moment, could she continue with the presentation, or read the thing some where else.<br /> After a wounded heroinic stare, the culprit and pals flounced from the infernal place, it was a good lecture from that point, but I still get queasy on recall.paul walternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-62216271787862814162012-01-19T17:02:33.691+10:302012-01-19T17:02:33.691+10:30You remind me of the life saving debt I owe Arts H...You remind me of the life saving debt I owe Arts Humanities and Soc Sci at Uni of Adelaide and their English department, in particular. From first year English, all else later flowed and many questions on life became amenable to consideration. <br />I nearly didn't do English, not more pro-verbs and ad-nouns and what did they think I did on the off-week of the dole fortnight, after the grog money had ran out?<br /> But for a chance meeting with the course coordinator in an elevator, the sort of roast beef literature Kerryn mentions would have remained out of reach forever.<br /> I put it to the course coordinator, seriously, "Why should I do English".<br /> She fixed upon me a firm stare, "good for the soul?".<br /> It was good enough, in the end.paul walternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-80120277415575439552012-01-19T13:46:50.733+10:302012-01-19T13:46:50.733+10:30Must dig up the song I recorded about Angela Carte...Must dig up the song I recorded about Angela Carter's "The Infernal Desire Machines Of Dr Hoffman."<br /><br />As I recall it was quite drall. (Thankee WV for the missing link between "droll" and "thrall")Nabakovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-34054598068603473472012-01-19T10:22:38.240+10:302012-01-19T10:22:38.240+10:30Man, those women rock!! Thank you for that brillia...Man, those women rock!! Thank you for that brilliant post.Rachel Powerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076347414401820489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-88636960126491944242012-01-19T09:36:41.088+10:302012-01-19T09:36:41.088+10:30What a wonderful group of women. In particular, I ...What a wonderful group of women. In particular, I love the quote from Angela Carter. <br /><br />I read Anais Nin's diaries when I was 18 and they absolutely turned my head. <br /><br />And Dorothy Parker! What a great pleasure she always is to read.<br /><br />I think the best education in feminism a young woman can have is to read these women.Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14210474034971320200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-69633268147382218172012-01-18T22:49:26.572+10:302012-01-18T22:49:26.572+10:30I'm so glad people are enjoying these. They we...I'm so glad people are enjoying these. They were lots of fun to put together. <br /><br />Does Mary Wollstonecraft sound exactly, but exactly, like her contemporary Jane Austen in that sentence or what?Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-42897193913827988362012-01-18T22:34:21.989+10:302012-01-18T22:34:21.989+10:30'awesomeness' is only half the word I need...'awesomeness' is only half the word I need.<br /><br />THANK YOUAmpersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-29676756093798693072012-01-18T18:50:47.036+10:302012-01-18T18:50:47.036+10:30Thank you so much AGAIN.Thank you so much AGAIN.Meredith Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00977264379899180896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-40160571039003466012012-01-18T18:01:57.159+10:302012-01-18T18:01:57.159+10:30Loved both these posts. Thanks.Loved both these posts. Thanks.M-Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409916623998907121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-78574864879514525182012-01-18T17:38:46.281+10:302012-01-18T17:38:46.281+10:30Yes indeed we could. But there is absolutely nothi...Yes indeed we could. But there is absolutely nothing to stop people making their own lists; these are just personal favourites of mine.Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-5492822559768254492012-01-18T17:09:50.996+10:302012-01-18T17:09:50.996+10:30Perhaps Jessica Mitford, Karen Blixen and Martha G...Perhaps Jessica Mitford, Karen Blixen and Martha Gelhorn have a place on one of these lists as well. Though I think it is truly wonderful that we could go on and on and on.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com