The idea of sexuality as concerned with beauty and fate was especially intriguing to me. This literary criticism seemed to support your thesis of your paper very well, as it analyzed how focused on fate and beauty Hugo was! I'm curious, though, as to whether the literary greats during the Romantic period were intentionally basing their actions upon fate to counteract the industrial era, if that is actually what you said. I'm not sure if there would even be any concrete evidence for a question like that, but I always wonder whether their thoughts were intentional or whether people write according to a subconscious worldview around them. Great presentation!
In addition to my previous post, I wanted to dwell for a second on how you mentioned the cathedral was the foundation of fate and beauty for Hudo in "The Hunchback". I find it interesting that he often thought of the cathedral as more than just an object, and he often personified it within his work. Is it such a far stretch then to wonder whether, like Esmerelda whos beauty made her a symbol for sexuality, the cathedral held some essence of sexuality within "The Hunchback"?
The idea of sexuality as concerned with beauty and fate was especially intriguing to me. This literary criticism seemed to support your thesis of your paper very well, as it analyzed how focused on fate and beauty Hugo was! I'm curious, though, as to whether the literary greats during the Romantic period were intentionally basing their actions upon fate to counteract the industrial era, if that is actually what you said. I'm not sure if there would even be any concrete evidence for a question like that, but I always wonder whether their thoughts were intentional or whether people write according to a subconscious worldview around them. Great presentation!
ReplyDeleteIn addition to my previous post, I wanted to dwell for a second on how you mentioned the cathedral was the foundation of fate and beauty for Hudo in "The Hunchback". I find it interesting that he often thought of the cathedral as more than just an object, and he often personified it within his work. Is it such a far stretch then to wonder whether, like Esmerelda whos beauty made her a symbol for sexuality, the cathedral held some essence of sexuality within "The Hunchback"?
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