Tag Archives: Portrait of a Lady

Bechdel Uses Lit to Understand Her Life

By Robin Bates | Published: December 3, 2014

Alison’s Bechdel time and again turns to literature in her memoir to understand her upbringing.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "Sunday Morning", F. Scott Fitzgerald, family drama, Great Gatsby, Henry James, homosexuality, Marriage, Wallace Stevens, Washington Square | Comments closed

Belichick Ranks with Lit’s Great Plotters

By Robin Bates | Published: November 29, 2014

Coach Bill Belichick resembles the nefarious plotters in such works as “Portrait of a Lady” and “Liaisons Dangereuses.”

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Aaron Rodgers, Bill Belichick, Choderlos de Laclos, Football, Green Bay Packers, Henry James, Liaisons Dangereuses, New England Patriots, NFL, Sports | Comments closed

Lit’s 10 Strongest Female Characters

By Robin Bates | Published: September 9, 2013

Who are literature’s ten strongest female characters? Here’s my list.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged As You Like It, Charlotte Bronte, Daneil Defoe, Doll's House, Geoffrey Chaucer, Henrik Ibsen, Henry James, Jane Austen, Jane Eyre, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, Mansfield Park, Moll Flanders, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Scarlet Letter, Wife of Bath, William Shakespeare | Comments closed