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Sexual Personae Chapters 6 & 7: Spenser and Apollo, and Shakespeare and Dionysus (Patreon)

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2024-08-11 03:06:21
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2024-08-11 03:24:07
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2026-09
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The pornographic voyeurism of Spenser, the Dionysian storm of personality found within Shakespeare's characters, Paglia's hatred of Chaplin and love of...Star Wars?Camille Paglia on George Lucas and Star Warshttps://youtu.be/sRLf0iDyPYI?si=SKsyYthCCGeEs44v

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Craig

Nice! You moved quickly through a lot of material and summed it all up nicely. On page 221 Paglia suggests that Cleopatra was based on the Dark Lady of Shakespeare's sonnets. In other words, Shakespeare may have based the character of Cleopatra on a girlfriend. I was never into dramatic women myself; but apparently Shakespeare was. :) Also, concerning Star Wars: In her book "Glittering Images" (chapter 29) Paglia declares that George Lucas is "the greatest artist of our time," and she points in particular to the film "Revenge of the Sith" (the sixth movie in the Star Wars franchise, released in 2005). She awards Lucas that title in part due to the "vast, original, self-referential mythology" that he constructed; and in part it is due to his marriage of art and cutting-edge technology. I was never a big fan of the Star Wars franchise myself; I only saw the first two movies. But I appreciate Paglia's ability to celebrate great art wherever she encounters it, even in popular entertainment like sci-fi blockbusters.

Brock Eldon

I think, Cliff, that you should review "Antony and Cleopatra." I agree with everything Paglia is saying but - this is a hot take maybe - I think she's too contained in the play. She's so interesting that she is the ONLY interesting character but her "stage time" is too limited. Read that or "Hedda Gabler." Ibsen is a personal favourite. She is the character Cleopatra SHOULD have been. Feminists I know revere the play for her but it's mostly about swords and sandals. Put it up the list!