hi all,
im interested in discussing with people writings particalarly from women, and all aspects of their process and physical existence. Recently i have been thinking about tragedy or rather tragic , female authors of recent times - say the last century or so. any input would be great.
thx xx
think you probably want the literature section, pretty molly.
Well one of my favorites is in my signature. Edna St. Vincent-Millay. Try wikipedia to learn more about her. Interesting topic.
"I am glad to learn my friend that you had not yet submitted yourself to any of the mouldy laws of Literature."
-John Muir
"My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - It gives a lovely light"
-Edna St. Vincent Millay
One of my favorite female authors is Mary McCarthy. Her novel The Company She Keeps is a really interesting psychological insight into a complicated female character.
Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?
I'm very tentative when it comes to female authors. I don't like many of them, but I loved Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar. Probably my favorite work by a female author of any literary merit.
"Memory believes before knowing remembers."
--Faulkner
Try Toni Morrison, Gabrielle Roy, Margret Atwood, Alice Munro, Anne Hebert. Those all all great names, all of which being Canadian but Morrison.
The Bell Jar is my favorite female novel as well.
I remember reading it as a junior in high school and my teacher sending me to the counselor because she thought I was depressed.lol
Other than that,I enjoyed To The Lighthouse by Woolf.
Ah, I forgot about Morrison. A big fan of hers as well. The others I haven't read much of, but I've heard of Atwood and am interested in reading...Orxy and Crake, I think it was called. But yeah, Morrison rules.
"Memory believes before knowing remembers."
--Faulkner
I don't like singling out writers for their gender, race, religion, etc, but here goes.
Virginia Woolf (the master)
Flannery O'Connor (read her! Her stories are astonishing)
Djuna Barnes (T.S. Eliot and James Joyce praised her novel, Nightwood)
Carson McCullers (Read her novel The Heart is a Lonely Hunter)
Isak Dinesen (the last great storyteller)
Gotta love Virginia Woolf. While I don't agree with her views, I find Ayn Rand quite fascinating.
Virginia Woolf!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jane Austen her novels make you dream a lot (Mr.Darcy)
I have wanted to give Woolf a shot, but haven't gotten around to it yet. And Ayn Rand, actually. I love O'Connor too, but I've only read Wise Blood and thought it was excellent.
"Memory believes before knowing remembers."
--Faulkner
Oh, I do love Ayn Rand. I like her use of trains in the symbolism. I loved the trains in Europe.
"I am glad to learn my friend that you had not yet submitted yourself to any of the mouldy laws of Literature."
-John Muir
"My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - It gives a lovely light"
-Edna St. Vincent Millay
Why has no one mentioned Willa Cather? You want to read about what it's like to be a woman, go read My Antonia.
I would argue that that novel talks more about being an adolescent boy.Originally Posted by Eric Cioe
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