[Vwoolf] Jewish(?) Woolf
Stuart N. Clarke
stuart.n.clarke at btinternet.com
Fri Nov 2 08:32:56 EDT 2018
To me Craig’s praise of the English and England is deeply weird. However, I now find that England suits me – but I wouldn’t *recommend* it to anyone.
On the other hand, Jewish warmth v. English chilliness is perfectly illustrated by these 2 Sargent portraits:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/The_Wyndham_Sisters_-_Lady_Elcho%2C_Mrs._Adeane%2C_and_Mrs._Tenant.jpg
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/sargent-ena-and-betty-daughters-of-asher-and-mrs-wertheimer-n03708
Stuart
From: Sarah M. Hall via Vwoolf
Sent: Friday, November 2, 2018 12:14 PM
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Subject: [Vwoolf] Jewish(?) Woolf
‘I was increasingly drawn to all kinds of Jewish writers from Virginia Woolf and Gloria Steinem to Tom Stoppard and Proust’, says novelist Amanda Craig.
Makes a change from the ‘anti-semitic Woolf’ discussions . . .
https://www.thejc.com/lifestyle/family/amanda-craig-my-almost-accidental-case-of-marrying-in-1.471478
Sarah M. Hall
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