tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post6218939014357170850..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Sissinghurst CastleJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-10889592721408575772017-05-16T08:14:00.291-04:002017-05-16T08:14:00.291-04:00I think of them as very Victorian, too, but Sackvi...I think of them as very Victorian, too, but Sackville-West has become a sort of lesbian heroine.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-26613794405860976332017-05-16T08:12:33.759-04:002017-05-16T08:12:33.759-04:00Were Nicolson and Sackville-West sexually modern? ...Were Nicolson and Sackville-West sexually modern? A marriage based on an "understanding," but that follows the forms, strikes me as old-fashioned, even reactionary--especially if it's among the wealthy and well-born. Modern would be if they turned their sexuality into a politicized, public "identity," with culture critics writing about whether their marriage made them self-hating, etc., etc.<br /><br />Then, if they were around today, NicSack would become a meme, and we'd get clickbait comparing their butts.<br /><br />Oh, those men of July 1914 have a lot to answer for.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993570411881726772noreply@blogger.com