tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post2982789745089418465..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Godiva: Her Literary LegendDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-86450298177193194272016-05-02T21:26:00.504-07:002016-05-02T21:26:00.504-07:00Everyone has heard of Lady Godiva, but it's wo...Everyone has heard of Lady Godiva, but it's wonderful when someone looks deeper into history we believe we know...thanks! Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033117202223821117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-48020511048935173942013-08-26T07:38:45.780-07:002013-08-26T07:38:45.780-07:00Altogether a wonderful set of essays on Godiva. T...Altogether a wonderful set of essays on Godiva. The "legend" is a perfect example of history written by the victors. We are much better informed today.Eden Milroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13675228482527971358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-2950472555845947342013-08-25T14:48:56.623-07:002013-08-25T14:48:56.623-07:00Beautifully stated, Debra. I think we DO have a re...Beautifully stated, Debra. I think we DO have a responsibility not to muddy the waters willfully, or mindlessly, in pursuit of our craft. Truth is nearly always more marvellous, more startling, than any made up confection ever could be...Octavia Randolphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280624466763859908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-59140111589254648532013-08-25T14:04:02.382-07:002013-08-25T14:04:02.382-07:00Octavia,
Thanks for another wonderful post. It is...Octavia,<br /><br />Thanks for another wonderful post. It is wonderful to see the clouds of time parted and have some light shone on what is widely misunderstood today, due in part to fictional retelling. To me it points out the need for authors, poets, and playwrights to handle history with care. Surely stories can be written without purposefully changing the known facts, at least in the hope that these remaining facts can be spared for the future.Debra Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-75429626201292782012013-08-25T08:11:04.929-07:002013-08-25T08:11:04.929-07:00Elizabeth, thank you. I believe one of noblest goa...Elizabeth, thank you. I believe one of noblest goals of Historical Fiction is to help solve mysteries - to try and take the "historic facts" as received and attempt to answer lingering questions about actions and their motivations. This might, as you so well put it, bring us closer to that "nearer truth"...Octavia Randolphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280624466763859908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-28351104266846704062013-08-25T07:52:09.806-07:002013-08-25T07:52:09.806-07:00Very interesting personage! Thanks for the history...Very interesting personage! Thanks for the history lesson on her. It's amazing what "tales and stories" will add on top of a real even to turn it into a legend worthy of their respective audiences! <br /> the reach and scope of history is a fascinating thing, and certainly beyond any of us now to know for certain; but it is so much fun to delve into and try to glean little bits and pieces of "nearer truth" than is commonly passed around!<br /> Thanks for sharing!<br /> Elizabeth KaiserE. KaIser Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-29133111954008152802013-08-25T06:58:38.738-07:002013-08-25T06:58:38.738-07:00Russell, that is fascinating - I have read about T...Russell, that is fascinating - I have read about Tableaux Vivant - with those lovely bodies smeared with liquid chaulk for propriety's sake - Obviously Lady G would be a perfect subject. Your handbill is most handsome and I thank you for providing a link to it!<br />OctaviaOctavia Randolphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280624466763859908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-26385370398716686392013-08-25T05:27:04.624-07:002013-08-25T05:27:04.624-07:00Great post! It may interest you to know that in th...Great post! It may interest you to know that in the 1830's, Lady Godiva appeared nightly in London thanks to Madame Warton, whose personation -- presented as a 'tableau vivant' -- could be seen at her "Walhalla" exhibition room, located in Savile House in Leicester-Square. It was, apparently something like an earlier version of the Windmill Theatre! I have a handbill online <a href="https://plus.google.com/111373978812132180721/posts/DnJACQ4b1dS" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Russell Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.com