tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31002590.post2792476713894688795..comments2023-05-31T07:22:23.712-04:00Comments on tattycoram: Life DrawingJoannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854409769532835690noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31002590.post-9212780374787387142012-05-31T16:01:39.849-04:002012-05-31T16:01:39.849-04:00Yes, it's about me being upper-class and conva...Yes, it's about me being upper-class and convalescent and 19th century. Too be fair, my brother spends a lot of time encouraging me in my writing, and I think he was just being funny and riffing on an earlier comment of my own. <br /><br />I often used to envy the lifestyles of upper-class (sometimes sickly) 19th century women I would read about in novels. All the letter-writing, drawing, piano playing, and visits. The downside of that scenario is having to struggle to have your creative production taken seriously, of course! (Also, the women who work as servants-- where is the concern for their possible artistic/intellectual contribution in that world?)Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854409769532835690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31002590.post-53652210947678952962012-05-31T15:42:48.735-04:002012-05-31T15:42:48.735-04:00Aren't brothers interesting? I think he must ...Aren't brothers interesting? I think he must have meant that as shorthand for an upper class Victorian woman with oodles of servants. And why does he think so few women artist's works (and poets' and writers' words)have been preserved from then and earlier?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.com