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đ Marianne Faithfullâs âLady of Shalottâ and Other Doomed Noblewomen
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One of the last projects recorded by singer/actress Marianne Faithfull (who passed away in January) was a 2021 spoken word album of English Romantic poetry, including a hauntingly beautiful 12-minute recitation of Tennysonâs âLady of Shalott.â After exploring Faithfullâs passion for (and family connections to) classic literature, Amy finds new meaning in this poem about an exiled woman fated to forever view life through a mirrorâs reflection. This episode includes accounts of several other doomed and exiled noblewomen in history â Lucrezia de Medici and Marguerite de la Rocque â and the books their lives inspired.
Mentioned in this episode:
She Walks in Beauty by Marianne Faithfull
âAs Tears Go Byâ by Marianne Faithfull
âThe Lady of Shalottâ by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Venus in Furs by The Velvet Underground
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie OâFarrell
Portrait of Lucrezia de Medici at North Carolina Museum of Art
âMy Last Duchessâ by Robert Browning
Isola by Allegra Goodman
The Heptameron by Marguerite de Navarre
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Manage episode 468339012 series 2805882
One of the last projects recorded by singer/actress Marianne Faithfull (who passed away in January) was a 2021 spoken word album of English Romantic poetry, including a hauntingly beautiful 12-minute recitation of Tennysonâs âLady of Shalott.â After exploring Faithfullâs passion for (and family connections to) classic literature, Amy finds new meaning in this poem about an exiled woman fated to forever view life through a mirrorâs reflection. This episode includes accounts of several other doomed and exiled noblewomen in history â Lucrezia de Medici and Marguerite de la Rocque â and the books their lives inspired.
Mentioned in this episode:
She Walks in Beauty by Marianne Faithfull
âAs Tears Go Byâ by Marianne Faithfull
âThe Lady of Shalottâ by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Venus in Furs by The Velvet Underground
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie OâFarrell
Portrait of Lucrezia de Medici at North Carolina Museum of Art
âMy Last Duchessâ by Robert Browning
Isola by Allegra Goodman
The Heptameron by Marguerite de Navarre
For episodes and show notes, visit:
LostLadiesofLit.com
Discuss episodes on our Facebook Forum.
Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit.
Follow Kim on twitter @kaskew.
Sign up for our newsletter: LostLadiesofLit.com
Email us: Contact â Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast
237 episodes
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