OKAY! Enough of my silly graduation news. I must get started on my final Dangerous Liaisons paper! (Only when finished and turned in will I really graduate.
SO, any thoughts on the book as far as feminine strategies and portraits go? The film follows the book really well, but of course you get a better feeling for the full female chracters in the book. I think my thesis will be something along the lines of Madame de Tourvel as the portrait of virtue, vs Marquise de Merteuil, the portrait of the classic evil aristocrat, and ultimately the example of everything base women are capable of. Ultimately, the novel seems to be a cautionary tale against the bored and frivolous aristocrats of the 1700s, and a push for women to be schooled, and pious, and family-oriented. This is actually a step forward, especially for a male writer of that time, in terms that believed that young women should be educated, especially about people and society, so that they may not fall prey to evil, selfish intent.
ugh. Enough rambling!
SO, any thoughts on the book as far as feminine strategies and portraits go? The film follows the book really well, but of course you get a better feeling for the full female chracters in the book. I think my thesis will be something along the lines of Madame de Tourvel as the portrait of virtue, vs Marquise de Merteuil, the portrait of the classic evil aristocrat, and ultimately the example of everything base women are capable of. Ultimately, the novel seems to be a cautionary tale against the bored and frivolous aristocrats of the 1700s, and a push for women to be schooled, and pious, and family-oriented. This is actually a step forward, especially for a male writer of that time, in terms that believed that young women should be educated, especially about people and society, so that they may not fall prey to evil, selfish intent.
ugh. Enough rambling!
that's all i've got