tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post4997326570657028641..comments2023-11-01T02:48:18.057+11:00Comments on Historical Belles and Beaus: History can be a matter of perspectiveAnneMarie Brearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12913093174855808979noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-19903051230054999162010-06-29T06:09:56.140+10:002010-06-29T06:09:56.140+10:00Heh, she should have been hanging out with Romans,...Heh, she should have been hanging out with Romans, then central heating and running water would not have come as such a surprise. :)<br /><br />My Romans would have loved the internet, though, and TV as a means to spread popaganda.Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-9676117009696121852010-06-28T02:42:55.290+10:002010-06-28T02:42:55.290+10:00Maggi,
I doubt if most people did either. Our idea...Maggi,<br />I doubt if most people did either. Our idea of the individual would differ radically from theirs. As we see ourselves as a singular person, they would have seen themselves as a piece of the whole. However, I doubt if their lives were more routine than ours (we all develop our routines. We're just not tied to the agriculture cycle anymore).<br /><br />The aloneness of my place would have lost its appeal for my character Tess very quickly. Even though she values those rare moments when she can be alone, she is also used to living in a more crowded personal world. She knows each and every person in her community. Strangers were rare indeed, and almost always greeted with suspicion.<br /><br />The closest comparison I can come up with is dorm living or a sorority/fraternity house.Keena Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15985958126062809043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-30747932680616686282010-06-27T14:06:50.480+10:002010-06-27T14:06:50.480+10:00An interesting view of history, Keena. I don't...An interesting view of history, Keena. I don't think people suffered the malaise of modern life, depression, to the same degree either, living in their villages and communities. Those that weren't starving or suffering extreme hardship or illness, lived routine lives and and took pride in their simple chores.Maggi Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430261880092452319noreply@blogger.com