#Ivanhoe

[illustratus]

The Queen Of The Tournament by Frank William Warwick Topham

#ivanhoe #frank william warwick topham #art #painting #history #england #europe #knight #knights #joust #jousting #jousting tournament #chivalry #medieval #european #middle ages #chivalric romance

[blacknarcissus]

Elizabeth Taylor in Ivanhoe (1952)

#ivanhoe #ivanhoe 1952 #elizabeth taylor #costume design #beauty #unbothered #faces #old hollywood #old hollywood stars #glamour #classic film #1950s

[lizziestudieshistory]

28.12.2022 - I've been attempting to finish a couple of books before the end of the year and updating my journals. I should probably be working on my essay but I'm so tired that I can't face it until term starts again.

Currently reading: Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott; Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson; The Red and the Black by Stendhal

#studyblr #gradblr #pgce #christmas break #books #reading #reading journal #ivanhoe #sir walter scott #rhythm of war

[goshyesvintageads]

Stephen F. Whitman & Son Inc, 1952

#Whitman's #ad #1952 #vintage #mid-century #Elizabeth Taylor #chocolates #advertisement #Valentine's Day #heart box #Whitmans Sampler #midcentury #chocolate #candy #Valentine #1950s #advertising #Ivanhoe #MGM #confections #mid century

[uwmspeccoll]

Marbled Monday

This Monday we're taking a look at a 6-volume set of the Waverley novels written by Scottish historian, poet, novelist, and playwright Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) and originally published between 1814 and 1831. These volumes each include more than one of the novels in the Waverley "series," including what is perhaps Scott's most famous novel Ivanhoe. These volumes were published in the late 1800s, with a best guestimate of around 1880, by DeWolfe, Fiske & Co. in Boston. The Waverley novels gave Scott a reputation as the founder of the historical novel genre, as each novel is set in a different historical time period.

The books themselves are each half-bound in tan leather and marbled paper. The top, bottom, and fore-edge of each book has also been marbled in the same pattern, and the books feature the same marbling on their endpapers! Marbling everywhere! The marbling is a green base with red, blue, white, and yellow veining and white spots sprinkled over top. This is a stone pattern that is meant to look closer to actual marble than the more intricate combed marbling patterns. You can also see the wear on the outer covers of the books and see how dull and faded it is compared to the marbling on the endpapers.

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-- Alice, Special Collections Department Manager

#Marbled Monday #Waverley novels #Waverley #Sir Walter Scott #Ivanhoe #DeWolfe Fiske & Co. #marbling #marbled paper #Alice

[mostly-mundane-atla]

Real talk: i have been pretty absent from this blog (i wouldn't say slacking necessarily because it is first and foremost a hobby, a means of communication second, and i do not consider it a job to any degree). Do not worry, nothing bad has happened, and a big part of it is rediscovering my love of literature. Got my hands on a copy of Thomas Kinsella's The Táin, read The Handmaid's Tale, and recently finished Ivanhoe through audiobook.

I've already been singing the praises of the Táin Bó Cúailnge so i'll spare you having to read through that gushing. Ivanhoe is incredible and shockingly sensitive on the topic of antisemitism for something written by an early 19th century Christian author intended for a majority Christian audience. The scenes with Robin Hood also filled me with a childish glee and i think it was suppose to be a surprise that this guy is Robin Hood but he introduces himself as Locksley and wins an archery contest and leads a gang of outlaws in the woods, including a hermit who refers to Alan-a-Dale quite a bit so it's very obvious to a modern reader. Handmaid's Tale was also as good as i've heard it was, but there's a specific detail i want to discuss that feels relevant to how i think of this blog and how others use it.

I've read the reviews and the plot synopses amd analyses, i knew about the epilogue that frames the story as a historical document a century or so in the future. This did not surprise me. What did catch me by surprise, and something i feel is entirely overlooked, is that this story of an oppressive theocratic regime that uses Biblical precedence to excuse extreme atrocities of human rights violations and turned out to not even last very long, is contextualized as the topic of a discussion hosted by First Nations academics who study white people cultures. You can be pedantic and say "oh but technically they're only First Nations coded because it's presented as a transcript with no physical descriptions" and to a degree you would be right; but when you see names like Maryann Crescent Moon and Johnny Running Dog used for professors of a University of Denay (an anglo-phonetic spelling of Diné/Dene) in Nunavit, there isn't much room for speculating what ethnicity they're supposed to be.

There are so many little details in the book referencing Indigenous genocide. Details suggesting forms of genocide Atwood would be familiar with as a Canadian citizen. To only bring up religious fanaticism and patriarchal regressive politics in Middle Eastern nations like Iran and Afghanistan as well as the United States as inspirations for a surface level five minute summary is one thing, but to ignore all the anti-Indigenous policies that are also obvious inspirations (literally just read the passages about how the Narrator/Offred's daughter was taken from her, renamed, and given to a "proper home" to get what i mean, it's that blatant) when the iconic epilogue makes it as explicit as it can be without writing "THESE ARE NATIVE ISSUES" in big red letters? I won't lie to you, it feels like a slap to the face. Especially when the take away message of such a conclusion seems to be that Native peoples will outlive these regimes.

#other interests #the handmaid's tale #ivanhoe #the táin #thus concludes Mostly Mundane's Angry Native Literary Analysis Corner

[aniaks]

For he that does good, having the unlimited power to do evil, deserves praise not only for the good which he performs, but for the evil which he forbears.

Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott

#sir walter scott #ivanhoe #quotes #literature #books #classics #classic literature #book quotes #dark academia #scottish literature

[gatabella]

Elizabeth Taylor at the premiere of Ivanhoe, Empire cinema in Leicester Square, London, 1952

#elizabeth taylor #michael wilding #ivanhoe

[luckywildgirl]

Ivanhoe (1982)

#Ivanhoe #lysette anthony #80s #vintage

[frangipani-wanderlust]

Ivanhoe, by Sir Walter Scott

Brian du Bois-Guilbert: Have you confessed yourself, brother, and have you heard mass this morning, that you peril your life so frankly? Wilfred of Ivanhoe: I am fitter to meet death than thou art. Bois-Gilbert: Then take your place in the lists and look your last upon the sun, for this night thou shalt sleep in paradise. Ivanhoe: Gramercy for thy courtesy, and to requite it, I advise thee to take a fresh horse and a new lance. For by my honour, you will need both.

#this is the first time these two even meet #and ivanhoe is incognito at the time #and they 100% begin as they mean to go on #lol #no time wasted at all #ivanhoe #sir walter scott #books books books #i have loved the movie since forever #but the book is fairly awesome too

[abybweisse]

I couldn't find a post that you have answered this ask before but, how in the world did claudia didn't change her name after getting married? And how the fuck does her children have her last name,not their father? Specially considering that this was victorian era and woman literally had no rights

Oh, I have lots of posts about this, including some asks.

She likely didn't marry

You see, if she had married Cedric, she would have likely become Mrs. Ros--. I'm not sure about this part, but she might have even been stripped of her title of countess. Not what would normally happen, if she married someone untitled (which I suspect about Cedric) but because the queen would be furious. I don't think the queen would allow Cedric to rise up to Earl.

Also take into consideration that servants had to get permission from their masters to marry, and, as the queen's watchdog, Claudia was a servant of the crown, not simply a random member of the peerage. Members of Victoria's household would need to ask for permission to marry, too, like Phipps, Grey, Brown (if he were even human, which I'm sure he's not), etc.

So, she either asked to marry Cedric, and the request was denied... or she knew it would never be accepted, so she tried to keep her relationship with him a secret. There's a slight chance there was a wedding ceremony that wasn't recognized by the church. The kids would have been scandalously born out of wedlock, either way.

Defying the queen in this way, as well as other ways (probably), is likely what gets Claudia killed when Vincent is only 15. It's like the queen waits until she thinks Vincent can handle the watchdog duties before she has Claudia deleted. And, to add insult to injury/death, it happens on a Friday the 13th, to symbolically tell Claudia (and remind anyone else who knows) that this is punishment for bearing children on a Friday the 13th (for a reaper). We know Vincent was born on a Friday the 13th, and I suspect Francis was, too. They are confirmed to be full siblings, after all.

The family tree that Sascha and Ludger view doesn't have anything to do with marriages. Just biological lineage. Technically, Claudia could have married someone else and then taken his name but then had an affair with Cedric. It's just that I don't think so, since her own father seems to be a Phantomhive. Due to her station and the Phantomhive legacy, Claudia might have been barred from marrying anyone (and taking their name). It's even possible that Victoria wanted the Phantomhives to die out, and Claudia kept that from happening. And, if there's an heir who can fill the role of watchdog, ah well. Guess we get another generation of watchdog.

I've also said before that I think Vincent and Francis/Frances were named in defiance of the queen. Vincent is a French name brought by the Normans, and it means "conqueror". Francis/Frances was also brought by the French, and it means "French-born" or "free". I'm reminded of how, in Ivanhoe, Cedric of Rotherwood was called a "Franklin" by the Normans, because he was a free man and landowner. In fact, he owned several slaves, including a swine herd and -- even more notably -- a jester (named Wamba). I'm also reminded that the "treasured" "Courage Badge" in Mother3 turns out to be the legendary "Franklin Badge" from earlier games in the series....

Anyway, I theorize that Vincent and Francis/Frances were named in defiance of the queen, perhaps looking forward to a time when the Phantomhives would be free from her control (and from her descendants).

#black butler #kuroshitsuji #cloudia phantomhive #claudia phantomhive #vincent phantomhive #francis midford #frances midford #undertaker #cedric k. ros #cedric k ros #cedric of rotherwood #ivanhoe #norman invasion #franklins #name meanings #out of wedlock #unmarried #anon asks #i answer #answered asks #may 1 2023 #mother3 #franklin badge #courage badge

[illustratus]

A Lady and her Knight Errant, Possibly a Scene from Ivanhoe

by Robert Scott Lauder

#robert scott lauder #art #lady #knight #knight errant #chivalry #chivalric romance #medieval #middle ages #romantic #romanticism #ivanhoe #walter scott #sir walter scott #knights

[blacknarcissus]

Ivanhoe (1952)

#ivanhoe #ivanhoe 1952 #robert taylor #elizabeth taylor #joan fontaine #richard thorpe #medieval #swashbuckling #cape et d’épée #robin hood #period movies #decade: 1950s #1950s #old hollywood #classic film

[lizziestudieshistory]

29.12.2022 - I actually finished a book! I've been so slow reading these last few months but I did it! I actually really enjoyed Ivanhoe, I was pleasantly surprised considering how many people I've seen try to read it and struggle, but I thought it was a delight. I would recommend if you like Robin Hood, medieval romance, or knights and tourneys.

In more exciting news, I bought a car! It's currently being serviced, etc. So I won't actually have it until next week but I'm very excited! Starting to feel like an actual adult, it's surreal 😅

Currently reading: Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson; The Red and the Black by Stendhal

#studyblr #gradblr #pgce #christmas holiday #books #reading #ivanhoe #sir walter scott

[mynightingalecomplex]

Ivanhoe 1982

#ivanhoe #ivanhoe 1982 #whump #inured #weak #cared for #bandaged #helped to walk

[pulpsandcomics2]

Ivanhoe #1 July 1963

#dell comics #ivanhoe