tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post8677985657689399812..comments2024-03-09T11:34:22.175+00:00Comments on The History Girls: The Uses of a Castle, by Louisa YoungMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-73858861154541038912011-09-28T09:49:53.848+01:002011-09-28T09:49:53.848+01:00A couple of years ago, I went to the castle at Dui...A couple of years ago, I went to the castle at Duino, where Rilke wrote, or at least began, his Elegies.<br /><br />He had a beautiful study and not one but TWO terraces overlooking the sea where he could write at a stone table.<br /><br />I ask you, who wouldn't write something beautiful in such a setting? On the other hand The Ballad of Reading Gaol was written in a far from beautiful place.<br /><br />You have made me think and reminisce, Louisa - thank you.Mary Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-17645493133762091902011-09-28T09:09:31.556+01:002011-09-28T09:09:31.556+01:00Lovely post, Louisa! I too loved Cair Paravel and...Lovely post, Louisa! I too loved Cair Paravel and Dodie Smith's Godsend - and the Hall of Bright Carvings in Gormenghast.Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-76008304848882535972011-09-27T22:06:18.950+01:002011-09-27T22:06:18.950+01:00Thank you for nice comments.
But for the sake of ...Thank you for nice comments. <br />But for the sake of historical accuracy I need to point out that my name is Louisa. I only mention it because two of you have put Louise, and I wouldn't want it to spread.<br /><br />I never read Gormenghast. My brother spooked me with it when I was small. I'm saving it up, alongside the Wire, for when I break my leg.Louisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-43115438725806629632011-09-27T19:34:35.329+01:002011-09-27T19:34:35.329+01:00Absolutely loved this post Louise. Such a great id...Absolutely loved this post Louise. Such a great idea. My first experience of a castle was constrained by my environment... it was the Zimbabwe Ruins. But at age 5 I thought it the most magical place in the world... full moon and the night throbbing with African drums.<br /> <br />But right now it would have to be Castello di Polentino any day! Thks fro the great post!Dianne Hofmeyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222157214605257030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-82726794195214858632011-09-27T16:35:51.652+01:002011-09-27T16:35:51.652+01:00Lovely idea for a post, Louise. It's been an ...Lovely idea for a post, Louise. It's been an age since I thought about Caer Paravel: how I loved it as a child! But I agree with Adele about Gormenghast - a truly fabulous creation.Linda B-Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01599899073420595717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-70209857504891607622011-09-27T11:34:01.864+01:002011-09-27T11:34:01.864+01:00Lovely post, Louisa and that First Story thing sou...Lovely post, Louisa and that First Story thing sounds a brilliant idea. One of my very favourite fictional csstles is Gormenghast...adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-74265586053493356712011-09-27T10:39:22.176+01:002011-09-27T10:39:22.176+01:00Neuschausten was surely designed by Disney. I saw...Neuschausten was surely designed by Disney. I saw it featured in Cinderella, Rapunzel and Beauty and the Beast, didn't I?Barbara Mitchelhillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-79977090452662166992011-09-27T10:13:18.593+01:002011-09-27T10:13:18.593+01:00How delightful - I love your castles. It's qui...How delightful - I love your castles. It's quite right that ridding a castle of its ghosts should not work, though.Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-32010413451449153902011-09-27T09:55:30.195+01:002011-09-27T09:55:30.195+01:00I have just been looking at an aerial view of some...I have just been looking at an aerial view of some castles (a brief glance at television). What amazing places they are - romantic yes, but so very uncomfortable!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.com