tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post767016092824043116..comments2024-03-29T03:04:00.853-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: All the misfortunes - Maria Messina's feminist Sicilian storiesAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-15215356197879430912015-04-23T23:11:40.758-05:002015-04-23T23:11:40.758-05:00Yes, it is a a good followup to Verga. Not that M...Yes, it is a a good followup to Verga. Not that Messina would not be fine by herself, but after Verga it is immediately plain what she is doing.<br /><br />Messina is actually a bit more interested in Sicilian city life than Verga. In <i>miserable</i> city life.<br /><br />Sicily was so desperately poor, and then the men leave, and then they get the Mafia!Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-38782348480625294002015-04-23T18:15:26.627-05:002015-04-23T18:15:26.627-05:00I've just finished the Verga collection you wr...I've just finished the Verga collection you wrote about (<i>The She-Wolf</i>) and this seems right for following that up. Once out of the cities and princely estates, Sicilian literature seems hard put to escape the dire poverty and hardship of the countryside. seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-1864055579653213032015-04-22T08:49:32.345-05:002015-04-22T08:49:32.345-05:00I agree - not too insulting. But a little bit ins...I agree - not <i>too</i> insulting. But a little bit insulting, at least for a writer this good.<br /><br />I should mention that used copies of Messina's books in English are widely available, and cheap.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-91228417032259144342015-04-22T02:22:00.330-05:002015-04-22T02:22:00.330-05:00Intriguing piece. And it's vaguely insulting t...Intriguing piece. And it's vaguely insulting to the author to think we might only be interested in her work as a historical record without giving us a chance of judging her artistically - the best classics can give us a wonderful storyline and characters as well as an insight into the mores of the time. I'll look out for her work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com