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Finished The Bloody Chamber, now on Black Venus.  Considering a couple of others, but generally pleased that I have been able to read and annotate 4 main books.  Trying to formulate an argument - I can see many, plus consider a PP to explain it.  Will be taking a closer gander at magical realism and Jungian archetypes as an initiation to the stages of life.

Induction day looms (Thursday 29th September) beginning at a godforsaken time of about 05:30 to get the 6:36 train to Plymouth. Ouch.  Plus trying to iron out some possible glitches for new 3rd years who are up with me.
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It is an unenviable task.  I have just finished both reading and annotating Angela Carter's The Magic Toyshop; unfortunately, I cannot share its findings, as I will be using them in the dissertation itself (then get done for self-plagiarising).  All I can say is - Wowowowow.  Synopsis is under the cut below.
The Magic Toyshop Summary (SPOILER) )

I used her version of Bluebeard for my major dissertation last year and had forgotten what a consummate writer Carter is.  Seriously.  Enough to make your hair stand on end and make you wonder if she has taken a walk through your dreams at some point.  So much symbology and plenty of intertextuality - I have had to reread some of Aesop's Fables and the Greek Myths, plus revisit some of the original Perrault/Grimms Fairy Tales.

I am following The Magic Toyshop with the following

  • Wise Children

  • Nights At The Circus

  • The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman

  • The Bloody Chamber collection of short stories (but not the story itself as i did that last year)

  • Black Venus

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