tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post8682321191373074609..comments2024-03-26T12:19:52.801-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: Book Review: Marie-Antoinette, The Journey by Antonia Fraserelena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-35281086503539678352007-09-21T01:57:00.000-04:002007-09-21T01:57:00.000-04:00I think fraser meant she was a gay icon like cher ...I think fraser meant she was a gay icon like cher is a gay iconAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-53735766626413159622007-04-11T11:27:00.000-04:002007-04-11T11:27:00.000-04:00You know, Elisa, it is sad, because the scholarly ...You know, Elisa, it is sad, because the scholarly reassessments have been done by Simone Bertiere and Philippe Delorme. Sadly, they have not been translated into English and so are not available for the American public.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-48340563564962341252007-04-11T10:47:00.000-04:002007-04-11T10:47:00.000-04:00I got the softback edition this book for Christmas...I got the softback edition this book for Christmas while I was in college. I enjoyed reading it.<BR/>I agree with what you've written. Thanks for your review!<BR/>Like Louis XVI, I believe a more scholarly assessment should be done with Marie-Antoinette.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-54302742678055739752007-04-11T08:35:00.000-04:002007-04-11T08:35:00.000-04:00Thank you, Linda! It is a shame how this book and ...Thank you, Linda! It is a shame how this book and the film have further destroyed her image.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Georgette. Yes, sex sells.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-91082679300893112782007-04-11T00:05:00.000-04:002007-04-11T00:05:00.000-04:00Your argument for the Queen's chastity is flawless...Your argument for the Queen's chastity is flawless. It really is astounding that Fraser and so many writers continue to support the myth of the "Fersen affair". They apparently deem profits and book sales more important than truth. Sex sells, after all. <BR/><BR/>~GeorgetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-32801553240908980412007-04-10T22:38:00.000-04:002007-04-10T22:38:00.000-04:00Thank you for this review, which is very balanced ...Thank you for this review, which is very balanced but makes key corrections to the Fraser book and also to the movie, which is now the popular image of Marie Antoinette. The movie certainly did not emphasize the queen's charitable works. It is hard to imagine why.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317796864224423184noreply@blogger.com