Hey! This article actually makes sense!
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philosophercatLiterary criticism in this field actually making sense? There is an explanation: this article was written by a classicist. ^_^
Usually, English Lit. scholars look at the idea of Dionysiac states in Jane Eyre and might say how Mr. Rochester is teh sex like Dionysos. "Pimpin' it across Europe" as someone once said...
And so, I laughed when I read that Mr. Rochester "Is the Master, but the Master goes by another name. Mr. Rochester is Dionysos." But then... yes. The Liberator God, the god of moist nature- including semen- yes, but all growing things. And that is where we see him most often: raking swaths in the fields, examining the flowers and fruits in the garden. Even Hay Lane, in summer is over-loaded with roses in the hedgerows.
Love grows (and other things) where Mr Rochester goes. ;)
Gee, I wonder who Apollo is in that case... *ahem*
Oh, and yes, The Master... Dr.Who. I geddit. And I laughed some more. (But- but Michael Jayston was the Valyard not the Master! *pouts*).
This MA thesis just got much more amusing. ^_^
-Sophie
Usually, English Lit. scholars look at the idea of Dionysiac states in Jane Eyre and might say how Mr. Rochester is teh sex like Dionysos. "Pimpin' it across Europe" as someone once said...
And so, I laughed when I read that Mr. Rochester "Is the Master, but the Master goes by another name. Mr. Rochester is Dionysos." But then... yes. The Liberator God, the god of moist nature- including semen- yes, but all growing things. And that is where we see him most often: raking swaths in the fields, examining the flowers and fruits in the garden. Even Hay Lane, in summer is over-loaded with roses in the hedgerows.
Love grows (and other things) where Mr Rochester goes. ;)
Gee, I wonder who Apollo is in that case... *ahem*
Oh, and yes, The Master... Dr.Who. I geddit. And I laughed some more. (But- but Michael Jayston was the Valyard not the Master! *pouts*).
This MA thesis just got much more amusing. ^_^
-Sophie
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Date: 2008-03-15 10:14 pm (UTC)I still have to watch Michael's performance on Doctor Who. Is it any good? I'm not well versed in Old Who.
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Date: 2008-03-16 04:39 am (UTC)I heard a radio!Who play with Michael as the Valyard. In the original episode, he plays a villain putting the Doctor on trial for various crimes. But it turns out that he IS the Doctor. He is the Doctor's last incarnation and he is desperate for more regenerations. Blah blah- there's some sort of thing where he has to kill off his past self in order to get them (I know, it makes no sense!). In the radio version, the Valyard wins and he fuses with the Doctor- sort of. o_O Anyway, he sort of joyrides around, and has some really hilarious dialogue. But then he melts and gets all mushy and lovable when he realises what he has done- and he tries to save everything by putting the TARDIS into the very centre of time. Only, it has to stay there, motionless for... a really really long time. So the show ends with the prospect of being trapped with
Michael JaystonThe Doctor for... eternity.It was really traumatic, as you can imagine. ;)
The Doctor: I am SO sorry, Sophie!
Me: Wait, so what you are saying to me is that we can't move for ... ever?
The Doctor: Not ever, but almost.
Me: ...But we can still banter, right?
The Doctor: I don't see why not?
Me: Oh, well, then.