Dirda on Vernon Lee

As previously mentioned, Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Michael Dirda has
now come through with his assessment of Vernon Lee's HAUNTINGS in Sunday's
Washington Post Book World.

The article can be found at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35651-2003Jun26.html


Christopher

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 > As previously mentioned, Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Michael Dirda has
 > now come through with his assessment of Vernon Lee's HAUNTINGS in Sunday's
 > Washington Post Book World.
 >
 > The article can be found at:
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 > Christopher


Dirda spent less time than usual examining overarching thematic
concerns and much more on plot summaries in this article, including a
rather long play-by-play of "Amour Dure." Generally, Dirda's good for
contextually setting the stage for the book he's reviewing, but,
despite nods to Onions, Summers, and Gilman, there's much more about
crafty Renaissance Italy and Lee's sexual repression than on how these
tales fit into the genre of the classic ghost tale. Still, he writes
rather perceptively about Lee herself, her personality, and
preoccupations.

One complaint: where is the Ash-Tree Press web address? That would
have been very helpful here for someone reading the article who may be
intrigued but who doesn't follow the small presses. They may be in
for a very frustrating Sunday afternoon with the clerk-bots at the
local Barnes & Noble store...<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->