My friend Erin keeps a blog called Feed Your Head in which she regularly compiles random information. As I read this month’s update, I couldn’t help but think of several of those wiley pre-romantic poets.
… even though the average American moves 11 times in their lifetime, 61% will die in the same state in which they were born.
Cheers [...]
In Chapter 3 of Barsam’s Looking at Movies, I found the segment on costumes fascinating. Aside from obvious stylistic creations, I had assumed that accuracy of period costumes was of the utmost importance to filmmakers. This assumption is, in part, due to my singular and ridiculously unimportant role as an extra.
In June ‘06 I made [...]
What British Romantic Poet are You?
Your Result: You are George Gordon, Lord Byron!
Byron was as well-known for his lifestyle as for his remarkable works. He was a poet, athlete, womanizer, and gunrunner, who was once accused of writing poetry “in which the deliberate purpose…is to corrupt.” He died at 36.
You are John Keats!
You are William [...]
The sequel to a previous post…
In response to a classmate who believes that French author Madam George Sand (Judy Davis) in James Lapine’s 1991 film Impromptu, is ”attracted to Chopin [(Hugh Grant)] because she unconsciously learned to be more feminine like he was,” I’d like to respectfully disagree.
Prior to Sand’s pursuit of Chopin, she is already quite [...]
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My first introduction to Aurore “George” Sand, the French author, has come solely from my viewing of director James Lapine’s Impromptu. Having never read Sand’s work, nor any form of a biography, I have come to the topic with no preconceived notions. This film’s limited window into Sand’s life provides the opportunity for an interesting experiment. [...]
Love this:
While there are plenty of facts to rough out an historical timeline, Shakespeare’s personal life is a mystery to the most diligent of biographers. On the contrary, While John Madden’s Shakespeare in Love constructs events and meanings which appear to be factual, the lines between Madden’s depiction and Shakespeare’s reality are heavily blurred. Early scenes are representative [...]
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