By Lisa @Privilege
As promised, the second in a series, “Professor C.’s Wharton Web Seminars.” In which we discover how literary criticism and flame wars intersect.
Before watching the film of Edith Wharton’s “House of Mirth,” directed by Terence Davies, with Gillian Anderson as Lily Bart and Eric Stolz as Lawrence Selden, I stumbled on an internet war. What follows is a much shortened version.
“mikeeoo”: This is my favorite of all the Wharton novels adapted for the screen…Absolutely true to the novel.
“rdconger”: The film and the performances were ALL abominable.
“americansykho”: Oh my. Have you ever read The House of Mirth? … I’m French and I studied literature…... More...
