This is another excellent post from K.C. Redding-Gonzalez!
(In this Women-in-Horror month re-post from my defunct Open Salon blog, βThe Horrorβ originally published onΒ February 16, 2015, I want to share with youΒ a second case of Literary gender assault which I referenced in the previous post. This is a real βcontroversyββ¦ a debate, and a Critical argument being discussed in academia and elsewhere. What I ask you to do is to read this post and ask βwhyβ it is even being entertainedβ¦)
Most women who write and read Horror are used to the idea that it is predominantly men in the driverβs seat of our canon. Most of us are fine with the works chosen to represent canon. After all, we girls have Mary, author of Frankenstein. Yet a closer look reveals the very real reason the arc of feminism has risen through the Critical ashes: because several βsomeonesβ have been trying to put our Mary in the atticβ¦
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Intriguing post! It made me actually steer the other way. I have read how Mary Shelley edited many of Percy’s works. I would be more easily swayed to believe she was clearly the master over the man.
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I would argue that Mary Shelley wrote her work and Percy wrote his work.
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Of course. I have no arguments there. I merely stated that Mary Shelley was the superior writer. That is just my opinion. Her editing skills for Percy’s Posthumous Poems were quite the feat. Timothy Shelley, Percy’s father, although loathing her talent, clearly recognized her genius, as well.
Thank you for sharing K.C. Redding-Gonzalez’s post. Fascinating stuff!
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Ah, I misunderstood. And I do agree with you.
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Thank you for the re-blog, Professor… I hope it inspires more people to think about how women’s writing is critiqued, and to lead the charge in making changes!
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You are very welcome, and I hope you continue to write insightful posts!
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