![]() They are brave and articulate in defending their beliefs. The independence of spirit to explore new roles, ideas and strategies. Students approach unfamiliar situations and uncertainty with courage and forethought, and have Unhappily Ever After: How Women Became Seen and Not Heard in Fairy Tales (Huffington Post article). ![]() ![]() Of Course It’s Political: Jeanette Winterson review of The World’s Wife.Traditionally these women may have had no names some of the poems’ titles follow a pattern ( ‘Mrs Midas’, ‘Mrs Darwin’, ‘Pygmalion’s Wife’ and so on) which bitterly suggests that women have been so neglected by history and culture the only way they can be identified is by association with their husbands’ name. But this time we hear them from the point of view of women the unsung, silenced or marginalised women close to famous men. ![]() IntroductionĮach of the thirty poems in this book takes as its theme a character from history, mythology, literature or popular culture and gives it a feminist treatment, usually by telling the untold story of the woman lost in the shade cast by a better-known male character.Įntitled The World’s Wife, and first published in 1999, the collection presents stories, myths, and fairy tales popular in western culture. The Lost Lectures: Carol Ann Duffy reads from The World’s Wife (and other collections) to an audience in 2014, and explains her inspirations and motivations. ![]()
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