thanks this was really useful for my english lit a level revision. was a bit weirded out by the narrative in some of the stories but i love the elaborate, rococo aesthetic and descriptions. what you said about the feminism aspect was very interesting, because it's a more subtle feminist message relating to female sexuality that wasn't recognized as much in the 70s.

I read this book for my IB HL Literature class and fell in love. this is definitely one of my favorites from that class and I also reread it multiple times. this was an amazing video please keep doing what you do!

@evasliteraryparlour

7 ай бұрын

I'm glad to hear you liked the book. Thank you for watching! I love making videos, so I definitely will continue doing so 🥰

Agree, The Bloody Chamber is woefully under-appreciated. I went looking for it after seeing the movie adaptation of The Company of Wolves, which Carter co-adapted with the director, Neil Jordan (who went on to direct the movie adaptation of Interview with the Vampire). I recommend the movie to you if you haven’t seen it, it’s very lush and dreamlike; quite mesmerising. Speaking of movies, I’ve long suspected that Carter’s reinterpretation of Bluebeard was highly influential on Jane Campion’s The Piano, which is another must-see, particularly if you’re into woman-centred gothic.

@evasliteraryparlour

Жыл бұрын

I haven't watched these movies, but now I will. I have never heard of The Piano. Thanks for the recommendations! 🤩

Just discovered your channel because I'm currently reading the bloody chamber and so glad I did! I love how you discuss this book - it's just criminally underrated!

@evasliteraryparlour

8 ай бұрын

I hope you like the book so far. Yes!! The book deserves more attention.

The vibes of this video was so nice, the music melded well with the content. I personally enjoy magic realism so I enjoyed The Bloody Chamber. You were a treat to listen to! 🌃

@evasliteraryparlour

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment. I'm glad you liked it!🤗

@VixxOT6Starlight

Жыл бұрын

@@evasliteraryparlour You should give Helen Oyeyemi's "What is not yours is not yours" a read if you havent. Like The Bloody Chamber Oyeyemi crafts original tales using classic fairytale elements. 😍

@evasliteraryparlour

Жыл бұрын

@@VixxOT6Starlight thank you for the recommendation! I just added it to my reading list. It seems like the type of short-story book that I like to read.

I have an oral examination on this book, and I was looking for a comforting video to watch and help me understand certain themes. Thank you for being able to provide that :)

@evasliteraryparlour

Жыл бұрын

I'm happy to be of help. Good luck with your exam!

I've never read any of her works. But I can't wait to pick up this after hearing you speak on it. Great video 🙌

@evasliteraryparlour

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully, you will love it! 🙇🏼‍♀️

I love Angela Carter, she is one of my favourite authors. I was introduced to her by a college friend and I've never looked back!! Her versions of The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault was awesome, and got me reading The Bloody Chamber which I really enjoyed, and I feel totally underated. I have to admit my favourite is Lady of the House of Love, which thanks to my friend I fell in love with!! I would highly recommend the film The Company of Wolves, which I had no idea at the time was a story by Angela Carter....was it based on Wolf Alice!??! It's so beautiful and so full of Angela's voice throught out the film....an all time fave of mine for definite!!

I have the Folio Society edition of Nights at the Circus, which I adore & have written about, so I will look this one up as well. Thanks for the prompt. Love what you are doing on Magic Realism & Gothic.

@evasliteraryparlour

Жыл бұрын

Nights at the Circus is on my reading list for this year. All my friends love that novel!

@drphilreadstowrite

Жыл бұрын

@@evasliteraryparlour It's an absolute hoot - so much energy & fun.

I loved your videos from gothic literature. I will definitely check out this book as soon as i can get it. The Company of Wolves also inspired the movie by Neil Jordan which i liked very much. Great job, where are you from?

@evasliteraryparlour

Жыл бұрын

I hope you like it! Yeeesssss! Neil Jordan also made Interview with the Vampire🤩

The Sadeian woman, I see as an allegory, of the limitations of women to certain roles in patriarchal society instead of being able to define themselves. Namely only two versions of womanhood or archetypes, where submissiveness, obedience and giving up your agency, in a patriarchal world is sold as "moral", and "sweetness" and "goodness". While the only alternative possible, with any female agency, is castigated - the Sadeian women, the rebel, who is dominating, immoral, does not conform, and breaks all these sexual taboos and social rules.

@evasliteraryparlour

10 ай бұрын

This is a great summary and interpretation of that book. Thank you for your comment!

Der Erl-König is in fact a ballad without a definitive source by Johann Wolfgang of Goethe. It is therefore not a fairytale, but might be the sum of Goethes exploration of folktales, woven into a new one. However, along with his ballad: Dance of the dead, it is inspired in the widest sense, which means, it only draws on the special atmosphere of german folktales, which in most cases date back to late medieval tales, both orally and later on written down. They are either comically comedic (and blatantly sexual) or dark and violent. Child rape (which is heavily implied) is seldom one of their themes, in fact, I think there are none which explicitly cover the subject. Also: Erl might refer to german Erle (a tree), however this interpretation as tree spirit is heavily debated, more so as a psychological interpretation of fear of the phallus might also be intended and so it goes on and on. It's a ballad one might interpret weeks on end.

@evasliteraryparlour

8 ай бұрын

I thought it was a Danish legend before Goethe's version came out. Thank's for the context!

@moffrofflplock600

8 ай бұрын

@@evasliteraryparlourso I have to apologize. I did look it up after writing my comment (you may see a pattern here) and I am wrong. The Name Erlkönig is in fact from a danish folktale, which was translated into german by Johann Gottfried Herder (this I honestly did not know, while I would consider myself a fan of Goethe (mostly)), who knew Goethe, so there may be in fact a connection. But this is disputed. Falling into a rabbit hole, wanting to determine this, I read Herders translation, then the original and uh... I am very unsure about a direct inspiration because nothing implies it. Goethes ballad is really his own thing, in his own right, aside from two very superficial similiarties, the name Erlkönig itself and the mention that he has daughters. Be that as it may, I was wrong here. And so: I'm sorry.

I like The Company of Wolves so I'll give this a peak seeing that it's spooky season.

The world is Mother Gothel.