Mirrors, reflections in Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber
In Arts One this week we read Angela Carter’s collection of short stories entitled The Bloody Chamber. I really enjoyed this collection, though I found it challenging because we could have spent at least an hour on each story rather than talking about the whole book in two 80-minute seminar discussions. Each story has so […]
Carter: Providing Pairs of Perplexing Parallels
So yeah, that title showing off consonance may or may not be intentional. You know what is intentional (and better put together than my lame attempt of a title)? Angela Carter’s stories, particularly in their relation to one another despite being separate stories. First off, can I just quickly say that I loved this book?…
It’s Just a Matter of Perspective
I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I actually liked The Bloody Chamber, not only was Carter’s language evocative, but it was also very interesting how her style could shift from fine and sophisticated to vulgar and obscene within the matter of a single word. As I happen to be on the topic of language and words, … Continue reading “It’s Just a Matter of Perspective”
The Chilly Chamber
I have to admit I loved Angela Carter’s short stories, even if they almost all left me with reactions of disgust and surprise (I mean accidentally cutting your grandma’s hand off ?) Anyway, those fairytales aren’t in my opinion a nice bed-time read, but I definitely enjoyed the gothic of it. I want to focus […]
What the heck is up with “The Snow Child”?!
I haven’t finished reading The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter yet (about thirty pages to go!), but let me tell you about what I’m feeling because I’m feeling a lot of things. First of all, FEMINIST INTERPRETATIONS ABOUND and this makes me so very happy. Notice that all of the books and movies we have […]