Most recent public comments by Nadine Roman https://nowcomment.com/users/10898 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25273?scroll_to=292039 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25273?scroll_to=292039 It immediately lets the reader know that the review won't be about things that's considered commonly known. The paragraph gets all the things most people have read about the couple out of the way to set up for the actual review. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:07 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25273?scroll_to=292038 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25273?scroll_to=292038 This paragraph is designed to introduce Louis Howe and illustrate his influence in Eleanor's later interest in politics. It shows that through Howe's likeminded love for community, Eleanor was able to come around to politics and see it in a more appealing light. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:07 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25272?scroll_to=289829 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25272?scroll_to=289829 The fact that the subject wasn't able to give the biographer talking points or place restrictions on what was being written. Essentially it's because the person being written about had no hand in its construction. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:04 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25272?scroll_to=289815 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25272?scroll_to=289815 It's usually something readers want to know. Also it offers an opportunity for McCartney to express his thoughts and maybe even divulge something that wasn't written in the biography or falsified. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:04 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25272?scroll_to=289802 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25272?scroll_to=289802 Establishing provenance allows you to completely examine the biography. It provides the chronological background needed to fully evaluate. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:04 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25205?scroll_to=287508 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25205?scroll_to=287508 Another possible word is peer. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:01 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25205?scroll_to=287506 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25205?scroll_to=287506 It imparts the meticulous steps taken to show every aspect of Cowley. This establishes credibility for readers. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:01 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25204?scroll_to=284602 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25204?scroll_to=284602 That she was a strong willed and highly opinionated woman that held to her convictions. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:56 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25199?scroll_to=274937 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25199?scroll_to=274937 The reviewer is trying to coney the level of excessive enthusiasm there was for Plath at one time by attaching "mania" to her name. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:49 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=269939 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=269939 Yes I think it's possible for a sexual stalked to stalk a femme fatale. However, I still think if Hughes was a sexual stalker then it's only natural to then question whether Assia was truly a femme fatale or not. On the other hand it could just be a case of both parties mutually pursuing the other. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:45 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=269936 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=269936 It could apply to Assia in regards to her background. She came from another country and more than likely had completely different life experiences. This kind of foreign quality to her could be perceived as exotic. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:45 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=269354 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=269354 My view of Assia doesn't change in this paragraph. Being sympathetic to Assia's background from the beginning, this paragraph only cements my view of her. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:44 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=269352 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=269352 If Hughes was a sexual stalker the idea of Assia being a femme fatale is immediately called into question. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:44 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=269351 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=269351 To piggyback off Irina, femme fatale is used here to paint a very specific character of Assia. The term immediately invokes the image of a seductress who uses her charisma and looks to ensnare the object of her affections. It leaves little room for doubt or questioning regarding Assia's temperament. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:44 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25186?scroll_to=267469 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25186?scroll_to=267469 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:41 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25186?scroll_to=259616 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25186?scroll_to=259616 To me the quote does make social, cultural, and psychological factors secondary to Faulkner's genius. It doesn't really exclude them but briefly hints at them. I find that Inge should write this biography because he seems to have an understanding of what made Faulkner great. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:38 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25186?scroll_to=258567 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25186?scroll_to=258567 The paragraph emphasizes and further expounds on the quotation. It immediately informs the reader of the specific characteristic it takes to be a Faulknerian biographer with the word “bold.” The paragraph also brings awareness to the fact that social, cultural, and psychological context are of little to no use in depicting Faulkner. It explicitly highlights the very thoughts that the quotation briefly touches on. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:10 -0500