tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post3026852423647851534..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: as though she were fed up with so much foolishness - Unmarried Women in NaplesAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-56967814357605455812015-11-04T23:22:58.015-06:002015-11-04T23:22:58.015-06:00Yes, I see; I wonder what those stories are like.
...Yes, I see; I wonder what those stories are like.<br /><br />I had never looked up why normal schools were called normal schools. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_school" rel="nofollow">M. Wiki says</a> it is because they teach norms. Okay.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-81366230862465876782015-11-04T22:51:07.656-06:002015-11-04T22:51:07.656-06:00ok thanks. I see some stories available on the kin...ok thanks. I see some stories available on the kindle. <br />Wonder where they send the 'abnormal' ones? Guy Savagehttp://www.swiftlytiltingplanet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-90880082600262608212015-11-04T19:59:41.412-06:002015-11-04T19:59:41.412-06:00"Girls' Normal School," "In the..."Girls' Normal School," "In the Lava," "Nevermore," "The State Telegraph Office (Women's Section)," "The Novice."<br /><br />Here is the <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-__8gezNvgC&lpg=PR4&ots=FtDKtYTC4w&dq=northwestern%20matilde%20serao&pg=PR5#v=onepage&q&f=false" rel="nofollow">table of contents</a>, if it works. Each "story" actually contains several stories with an overall arc - that is what really reminded me of TV drama. That last story takes an interesting swerve.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-30954300547025912832015-11-04T19:40:39.752-06:002015-11-04T19:40:39.752-06:00Would you mind listing the stories in this?Would you mind listing the stories in this?Guy Savagehttp://www.swiftlytilingplanet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-61518181543269766722015-11-04T13:39:53.526-06:002015-11-04T13:39:53.526-06:00Yes, The Belly of Naples; I would like to read tha...Yes, <i>The Belly of Naples</i>; I would like to read that.<br /><br />Move the setting of the show from Naples to New York City or London. They must have had big telegraph offices, right? Pitch it as "Girls" meets "Downton Abbey."Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-56740374968177051722015-11-04T08:58:42.360-06:002015-11-04T08:58:42.360-06:00I'm delighted to see someone else spreading th...I'm delighted to see someone else spreading the word on Matilde Serao, who dearly deserves to have her work better known - perhaps especially in this period of "Ferrante Fever." Thanks for connecting to my post about her. <br /><br />It's a shame more of Serao's work isn't available in translation. I'd be especially interested to read her Zola-inspired <i>The Belly of Naples</i>, which apparently had a significant impact on improving living conditions in the city. And I don't know that I've read another writer who manages crowds so well; I haven't looked it up, but I suspect Serao must have been a school-teacher at some point. It's true that many of her "unmarried women" have dire lives, but at the same time Serao's respect for their courage is tremendous, as is her sympathy for them.<br /><br />By the way, the "relevant illustrations" come from a marvelous and copiously illustrated book on Naples dating from nearly the same time as Serao's. It's in Italian (I've noted the title/author/publisher at the bottom of my post), but well worth a look even if you don't read Italian - assuming you can manage to locate a copy.<br /><br />As for the late 19th century Neapolitan telegraph office TV series, I am fully on board. Next time I'm in Los Angeles, I'll pitch the idea to the sole producer contact I have there. Wish me luck. A <i>lot</i> of luck.seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.com