tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post8690132007845304577..comments2024-03-18T23:21:19.197-07:00Comments on Ciao Domenica: A Summer Afternoon with Edith WhartonSunday Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148090705938196599noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-51116818734007710582012-11-15T18:07:45.573-08:002012-11-15T18:07:45.573-08:00Sunday...i am reading "House of Mirth" f...Sunday...i am reading "House of Mirth" for the first time. I have seen the film but Edith Wharton's language makes it an entirely different story. I began thinking of what else I have read recently that basically has the same theme. I read "Madam Bovary" a month ago and reread 'Anna Karenina" recently. These beautiful women become entangled in the confines of society and can't manage to escape or handle matters well. Interestingly enough, it is the financial weight as well. Lily Bart is American, Emma Bovary is French and Anna Karenina is Russian. There must be a British doomed heroine also, but I can't think who. All of Jane Austen's characters(and George Eliot's) survive. Answer if you can.Judie Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15380471184442805260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-21787246703921502212012-08-01T14:47:57.047-07:002012-08-01T14:47:57.047-07:00Hooray for Edith Wharton! I was so glad to hear t...Hooray for Edith Wharton! I was so glad to hear that you were reading "House of Mirth". I read "The House of Mirth" a few years ago and couldn't put it down, regardless of the emotional trauma it caused me at the time. I truly loved Lily's "real" and "tangible" character with all of her ambitions and strengths and flaws, which was why it was so devastating for me to watch happiness and hope slip through grasp time and time again. Whether Wharton intended HoM to be a parable or not, that is how it resonated with me. I currently have Ethan Frome on my library list and am looking forward to reading it as I celebrate this most excellent author's anniversary. So glad you stopped by!Erika@BeBookBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597134826976018288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-32410927755497399572012-07-22T19:18:01.848-07:002012-07-22T19:18:01.848-07:00I would start with "Old New York" which ...I would start with "Old New York" which I recently read. I haven't read "The Custom of the Country," but would like to. Happy reading!Sunday Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148090705938196599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-55310645073009291472012-07-22T18:28:57.398-07:002012-07-22T18:28:57.398-07:00I, too, didnt know of the 150th anniversary this y...I, too, didnt know of the 150th anniversary this year. I look up at my bookshelf and see - among others - "Old New York", "Edith Wharton" (the biography by Hermione Lee), and "the Custom of the Country". Which shall I pick up first....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-26275960751058168702012-07-21T20:40:57.935-07:002012-07-21T20:40:57.935-07:00Kathy, I agree with you about "The Age of Inn...Kathy, I agree with you about "The Age of Innocence" It is definitely my favorite Wharton book, and one of my favorite books ever. And Edith was definitely a fascinating woman.Sunday Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148090705938196599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-3428067123521962372012-07-21T20:39:04.461-07:002012-07-21T20:39:04.461-07:00Anbolyn, if you go on the Mount's website you...Anbolyn, if you go on the Mount's website you will find many articles that have been written to celebrate this 150th anniversary year. And it's a great source for learning more about Edith Wharton. Her books definitely merit rereading. You will enjoy them.Sunday Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148090705938196599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-54800155659501765562012-07-21T20:34:47.261-07:002012-07-21T20:34:47.261-07:00Lauren, have you seen the film adaptation of "...Lauren, have you seen the film adaptation of "The Age of Innocence"? It was excellent! And there was a television adaptation of The Buccaneers on Masterpiece Theatre a while ago. Also very good!Sunday Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148090705938196599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-4053254862807951892012-07-21T20:32:55.129-07:002012-07-21T20:32:55.129-07:00Bonnie, that is so true, many women authors wrote ...Bonnie, that is so true, many women authors wrote great books with little formal education. Virginia Woolf is one I can think of, she read the books in her father's library and that was her education in literature. I hope you can read one of Wharton's books for your book club!Sunday Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148090705938196599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-18784388629440153162012-07-20T19:47:21.755-07:002012-07-20T19:47:21.755-07:00I love Edith Wharton and her writing. I didn't...I love Edith Wharton and her writing. I didn't realize that it is the 150th anniversary of her birth this year. I have read most of her novels, but many years ago so I think I should start over and read them all again!Anbolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10080054175904900094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-35649642262333843112012-07-20T19:06:07.134-07:002012-07-20T19:06:07.134-07:00"The Age of Innocence" is one of my favo..."The Age of Innocence" is one of my favorite books ever, and one I've re-read numerous times. Edith Wharton is/was a truly fascinating woman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-43278697748170287592012-07-20T12:06:04.216-07:002012-07-20T12:06:04.216-07:00Except for The Buccaneers, which I read earlier th...Except for <i>The Buccaneers</i>, which I read earlier this year, I have only seen film adaptations of Wharton novels. I ended up really enjoying her writing and have decided to read more of her novels. Maybe <i>The House of Mirth</i> should be next! I don't remember much of the film other than Gillian Anderson looking absolutely stunning.Lauren Hairstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037717621464819611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-48531221646092603862012-07-20T10:40:23.235-07:002012-07-20T10:40:23.235-07:00What a wonderful suggestion. I am actually putti...What a wonderful suggestion. I am actually putting together a few titles to submit for consideration for my own book group. It will soon be the time when we put together our list for the year. I read "The Age of Innocence" well over twenty years ago. <br /><br />Isn't it amazing the number of prolific authors who with very little formal education wrote novels...stories that we continue to return to and enjoy. I often wonder who today will be so successful. So enjoyed your post. Have a wonderful weekend. BonnieBonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06285041048746416249noreply@blogger.com