“Spinster”: Unlovable Imperialism
Pictured: French police attack Algerian protesters in Paris, 1956 The image of the spinster was a popular one in the movies during the 1940s and ‘50s, and the character was often pictured pining over a dead soldier boyfriend whose picture was on the mantel. In 1942, Bette Davis had starred as spinster Charlotte Vale in the film […]
The Qabalistic Palimpsest of Axel’s Castle
This is the 5th book review from books in Sylvia Plath’s library, or mentioned in journals or letters. See older blog posts for other reviews. I’ve decided that these book reviews are getting a bit long for a blog format, so I’m going to blog only the beginnings, and if you’d like to read the […]