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 Apology for the Woman Writing - Jenny Diski
Newest Review: ... of Hellabore at hand. As detailed in this book she is so overawed by the first reading the Essais, which were given to her ... more  ... by her Uncle Louis, that she enters a kind of trance, has to be sedated, and declares herself, a young woman "ravished by Montaigne". She becomes convinced that only she can understand him and be his perfect reader. In this conviction she is shown to be completely deluded, though her conviction that everyone should understand Montaigne's genius as she does is all encompassing. It sees her refusing to be tied down by the expectations of society on her to marry or become a nun, and becoming a woman who liv...more |
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Apology for the Woman Writing - Jenny Diski: A historical novel - with hidden depth. (1073 words)
by - written on 18/09/09 (Very useful, 128 readings)
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I once had the honour of knowing a professor, who had an amazing ability - that to get 19 year old students, myself amongst them, to arrive on time to a 9am Friday lecture. This took place the morning after the night before, which was cheap drink night at the local night club, and yet we all turned up every week to study 16th century French language and literature of all things. With copious supplies of toast and a real passion for his subject he brought it alive and interested and inspired even the most hungover. The reason for me remembering this teacher fondly is that, like him, this author similarly manages to render the 16th Century French literary ... Read the complete review
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