tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post4748302036548807125..comments2024-03-27T06:42:26.250-07:00Comments on Seven Miles of Steel Thistles: Fairytale Reflections (23) Gwyneth JonesKatherine Langrishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-58838785156158067802011-06-22T02:51:10.573-07:002011-06-22T02:51:10.573-07:00Yes, do read the book - it's wonderful!
And ...Yes, do read the book - it's wonderful! <br /><br />And I was personally struck, while looking for illustrations to use for this post, by the difference between the dignity of the painting from Pompei and the prurience of the Ingres (and just about every other 'modern' treatment of this subject.) It casts a sobering light on attitudes to women (and fairytale princesses in need of rescuing. Wherever does it say in the original myth that Andromeda was naked? Nowhere! It has to be a 19th century invention.Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-16240881981088922612011-06-19T07:29:16.218-07:002011-06-19T07:29:16.218-07:00I honoured the stories, and I still do.
Indeed! ...<i>I honoured the stories, and I still do.</i><br /><br />Indeed! What a wonderful way of digging deeper into the Andromeda myth (one that has always frustrated me). Can't wait to read the book!Amy Greenfieldhttp://www.amybutlergreenfield.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-33438543722440518772011-06-18T02:30:35.134-07:002011-06-18T02:30:35.134-07:00Thanks to Gwyneth and Katherine. Fascinating post...Thanks to Gwyneth and Katherine. Fascinating post - in fact, I love this blog - and a link to some wonderful new books.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-811792183747939412011-06-17T16:14:44.674-07:002011-06-17T16:14:44.674-07:00Wow wow wow! THIS is why I love mythology, for th...Wow wow wow! THIS is why I love mythology, for the hidden truths that lie inside. I should read this book...mickey the wickedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141212628668965810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-25522623504364297162011-06-17T11:20:02.326-07:002011-06-17T11:20:02.326-07:00Oh, a writer after my own heart! I'd love to r...Oh, a writer after my own heart! I'd love to read the book.Mary Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.com