Burning Virginia Woolf

[thatisanicecoat]

I think Virginia herself would be impressed by this... or at least intrigued.

[janeczka]

@thatisanicecoat Why, thank you. Intrigued would suit me fine ;)

[onygen]

we will long be forgotten...folks will still be benefiting from her great mind.She surely had her shortcomings.....but she gave soo much....keep reading girl !!

[janeczka]

@onygen Oh, yes...

Books are one of the greatest riches we can have.

[DavidRandallCurtis]

Heh heh.... I liked seeing this again! :P

[janeczka]

Nice seeing you here again! mwahaha :p

[JakeDonaghue]

So you like to burn books you don't like, mmm... be careful kid, don't make of yourself a little Hitler....

[janeczka]

Same to you, old man, going around commenting videos you don't like...

[JakeDonaghue]

the comment section is for something. a bonfire is to keep you warm, not to burn books...

[janeczka]

It was there. So was the book. The rest is history. I still don't see how burning ONE book will turn me into a little Hitler...

[RichardRoy2]

Burning the book kept you warm, but I don't think it was the flame that gave the heat. Hmm. I'm going to have to try that with a bible. We may be kindled spirits. ;)

[janeczka]

Hahaha! this is so not PC. I love it :P

[nemohove]

This video and narrative seems very gauche to me; what exactly are you saying? Is this an attempt to dent Virginia Woolf's reputation? I am unclear! But..umm....Thanks for posting!

[janeczka]

Virginia doesn't need me to dent her reputation. All I'm saying is, we didn't like the book and we set fire to it. That's it!

Thanks for commenting!

[nemohove]

Oh, I see! Well thanks, I am sure Ms Woolf is devastated! Thanks for replying. It's just that I think if you are going to attempt a iterary debunking, you need to apply something a bit more heavy weight! Entertaining though, I am sure...tristan

[janeczka]

Oh yes, if I had been trying to have a go, I would have got the big guns out, no doubt! this was just a little ditty more than anything else... thanks for your interest.

[AuClaireduLune]

Ehm.. I love Virginia Woolf, but I can understand the reason why lots of you don't. Anyway I can tell you that "A room of her own" is one of the wittest eassays on women writers I've ever red. It's veeeery different from her novels. Bye!

[janeczka]

That's cool. Thanks for stopping by!

[Nyhee7]

I agree with you, 100%. :)

But then, I'm not a big fan of modernism in general. I like the old timey books, where they describe rooms and houses and scenes, and characters with a flourish. But that's just me. Here's another match, in case you run out. :)

[janeczka]

Oh, I don't get it either. I love old-timey things, I'd love know the Golden Age, Victorian England is one of my favourites. :)

Hey, thanks for the match ;)

[Nyhee7]

:) you're welcome.

I'm currently working on a victorian hair style for a video of ts elliots poem the love song of J alfred prufrock for someone on youtube. I can't wait until it warms up and I can make the video. yay, it feels like spring time today. how about over there?

[janeczka]

Oh, I can't wait to see it!!

Yes, spring is definitely on its way I'm so glad!! :)

[meriesmerino]

and The lighthouse isnt bad

=(

[maxtarchris]

i agree with u. that book nearly made me crazy when i study it BUT it is very inspiring and meaningful.

[janeczka]

It's one of those books that are very hard to get into but got this flipside to them when you DO get into them.

[meriesmerino]

this is so sad,

i dont get it!?

the waves is my fav book.

[janeczka]

We had to study 'To the Lighthouse' at uni, and I thorougly hated it.

But each to their own, I guess ;)

[brainwashedsickness]

i think woolf really sucks. she's snobbish and pretentious while her vocab is dismally squat.

i just read "a room of one's own..."

terrible.

[janeczka]

Yes, she's far too posh for me.

The other thing is that I couldn't keep up with the plot (or lack of it?) and overly long sentences did my head in.

[brainwashedsickness]

when asked: "And what about Joyces famous monologue intérieur?" salman rushdie, a much better writer than her in my opinion, surely messier in his plot imbroglios but intricate, humorous and modest, revoked her just like you did as he retorted:

[brainwashedsickness]

That

stream of consciousness was not an invention of Joyce, but he

used it more subtly than anyone else. Blooms inner voices were

about very common things, about a hungry feeling or so. Joyce

demonstrates that the material of daily life can be as majestic

as any great epic. The lives of ordinary people are also worthy

of great art. One can create grandeur out of banality. That was

precisely the criticism Virgina Woolf had on Joyce. Woolf was a

bit too snobbish for it.

so we're not the only 1s

[janeczka]

Thanks for that, it's good to see we are not the only ones indeed! ;)

[lloydhywel]

How fabulously brilliant.

One down ninety two more to explore

from your rich tapestry of visually wordic wonders  - Lloyd

[janeczka]

Oh thank you!!

I didn't realise I had that many videos!

I'm glad you only have 18, I can take my time to savour them quietly. :)

[hkd69]

Hey! I like, Alfonsina Storni.Nació en Sala Capriasca en 1892.

A los cuatro años se trasladó con sus padres a Argentina. Terminó su vida suicidandose ahogada en la playa de la Perla en el mar de Plata el 25 de octubre de 1938. Dicen que fué por una enfermedad terminal, pero yo creo que fué por amor (o desamor), pues había tenido una relación fallida, y pienso que todos los poetas, alguna vez coqueteamos con la muerte.

(sorry for the extension of this comment)

[janeczka]

Hehe, I don't mind long comments, especially not yours!! ;)

No conoczo a esa autora, me gustaria leer obras suyas, por curiosidad.

Si, me le creo tambien que los artistas tienen una relaction particular con la muerte, la maldicion y el mal de amor...

[DavidRandallCurtis]

Ha ha... I thought it was only my poetry you printed out and fed to fires :P -- wow, this is really cool as a poem....  and most def the best book review I've ever seen... now video #8,391 in the brat playlist... :p

[janeczka]

Mwahaha!! sorry, old habit... :P

You're not first this time! ;)

[janeczka]

You said it, darling! ;)

[owlphanumeric]

yeah, i'm not a big fan either. i've always been to obsessed with anais nin to read much other female authors...sad, huh?

[janeczka]

Oh, I'd love to read some Anais Nin!!

I don't think it's sad! at least you avoided the crazy one! :P

[zmov1]

Oh my goodness. What a statement! Love it!

[janeczka]

Glad you do!! ;)

[nordicsky]

I've never read "To the Lighthouse"

Now, I probably never will.

Thanks to your glowing book review.

Regards, Peter

[janeczka]

A review AND a poem all in one!

Thanks Peter! ;)

[rhopen]

haha, you can be wickedly funny Janeczka :o)

-Ron

[janeczka]

Hehe, cheers Ron! ;)

[BERSERKERpoetry]

I really like the movie "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf". Which, of course, has nothing to do with Virginia Woolf...

[janeczka]

Yeah, I know! weird, huh?

[paddycake5201]

lmao,thay was cool.i didn't evan like the movie either.peace.

[janeczka]

Hehe, you crack me up!! :D

[paddycake5201]

well i hope in a good way,:>)lol.

[janeczka]

Oh, yeah, always! ;)

[robshred66]

I liked that book. You should burn Mrs Dalloway

[janeczka]

It's on the list now! :P

[tinySpectacle]

I don't know, I give points for offing yourself by walking into the sea...I mean that takes cajonas and it's so damn writerly.

Cool poem! "The lighthouse sent its luminous message across the sea..." what a great way to describe that.

Lo

[janeczka]

Oh yeah, the drowning? freaky. I have a feeling I might drown someday, which is even freakier.

Glad you stopped by, Lo! :)

[geekyvince]

yeah I could never get into her work.

[janeczka]

Hehe, I'm not the only one!