cool, I should read that article. George Eliot is certainly interesting when it comes to female sexuality; I wonder if what Angela Carter says about it is related to this:
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Originally Posted by Marie Monday
I once read some essay on George Eliot which talked about the fact that, for a writer who is considered so cerebral, she's remarkably aware of physical/sexual and other worldly temptations, and I really liked that observation. Like how many of her strongest characters in the end marry much less worthy people who just happen to have sex appeal. The thing with the necklace is one of those clever ways in which she shows Dorothea's repressed urges and desires, and the actress nails it too
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