a great many of Wilhelmine's various illnesses look like psychosomatic manifestations of the rebellion she can't express otherwise.
Yeah. :( I'm willing to believe she wasn't in great health in general, but the timing of all of these does sound a bit suspicious as well.
and it's true, she does that, offending our tender notions of family life, but it has to be said that 18th century people just weren't as committed to the family ideal and respect for one's elders the way we 19th century people are!"
*facepalm* I guess that's... an improvement? A very very slight one :P
(Possibly because he's French, and possibly because he's a man.)
I gotta say the first part of this sentence made me laugh, which is good because the second part was depressing.
Fritz was just more deep, you know? While both he and Voltaire were sarcastic, Fritz achieved a moral high standing that forever eluded Voltaire."
Now this was totally hilarious! :D
and the refreshing thing is that unlike all the other writers, Jarzebowksi doesn't see this as devalueing the worth of the Memoirs.
Re: Claudia Jarzebowski: Violence and Experience. Thoughts about the Memoirs of Wilhelmine of Bayreu
a great many of Wilhelmine's various illnesses look like psychosomatic manifestations of the rebellion she can't express otherwise.
Yeah. :( I'm willing to believe she wasn't in great health in general, but the timing of all of these does sound a bit suspicious as well.
and it's true, she does that, offending our tender notions of family life, but it has to be said that 18th century people just weren't as committed to the family ideal and respect for one's elders the way we 19th century people are!"
*facepalm* I guess that's... an improvement? A very very slight one :P
(Possibly because he's French, and possibly because he's a man.)
I gotta say the first part of this sentence made me laugh, which is good because the second part was depressing.
Fritz was just more deep, you know? While both he and Voltaire were sarcastic, Fritz achieved a moral high standing that forever eluded Voltaire."
Now this was totally hilarious! :D
and the refreshing thing is that unlike all the other writers, Jarzebowksi doesn't see this as devalueing the worth of the Memoirs.
YAY
I will look forward to Wilhelmine and Voltaire!