Carol Ann Duffy, The World's Wife Reviews

Click here if this is your business
Carol Ann Duffy, The World's Wife
★★★☆☆
3.2
60.0% of users recommend this
Click here if this is your business
  • Value For Money

Summary

''That saying? Behind every famous man . . . ? From Mrs Midas to Queen Kong, from Elvis’s twin sister to Pygmalion’s bride, they’re all here, in Carol Ann Duffy’s inspired and inspirational collection, The World’s Wife. Witty and thought-provoking, this is a tongue-in-cheek, no-holds-barred look at the real movers and shakers across history, myth and legend. If you have ever wondered, for example, how exactly Darwin came up with his theory of evolution, or what, precisely, Frau Freud thought about her husband – then this is the book for you, as the wives of the great, the good, the not so good, and the legendary are given a voice in Carol Ann Duffy’s sparkling and inventive collection.''
? Ask our helpful community of experts about this product or company
Carol Ann Duffy, The World's Wife - Ask a question now

Media Gallery for Carol Ann Duffy, The World's Wife

Refine your search

  • Average Rating Over Time
  • Within the last month ***** (From 0 reviews)
  • Within the last 6 months *** (From 0 reviews)
  • Within the last 12 months * (From 0 reviews)

Latest Reviews

“Ironic that it's only seen as sexist when aimed at men!”

★★★★★

written by wpHumphries409 on 23/02/2017

The reviews I've read sum up, for me, why this collection is so amazing. Whilst many are complaining that the collection is basically just a 'how to' guide on man hating, they ignore the fact that the situations that the men are placed in within the collection are the situations that women have been placed in for centuries. All Duffy has done is subverted the gender roles. We're referred to as clingy, we're arm candy, we're used for cooking, in the past women worked hard and created amazing works, but because of the oppression of women the credit was given to men, historically we're depicted as seductresses, liars, distractions. All of these images are presented in the collection, the only difference being that men are the subject of these labels instead. Many of the images seem bizarre, a man sheepishly bringing food to a woman, a man being mocked, a man being called animalistic names, but these bizarre images make up the daily lives for so many women, especially out of the Western sphere. As I said, this witty collection simply puts men in the place of women, and it is one of the most empowering collections I have read.

If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.

Carolisfat's Comment

Written on: 21/03/2019

you are stupid

Reply to this comment
If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.
Was this review helpful? 1 1

“I expected more”

★★☆☆☆

written by Takayasu on 21/08/2013

I enjoy poetry and not just traditional poetry, so am open-minded about the genre it is written in. But, I was disappointed with Carol Ann Duffy's 'The World's Wife'. I thought it interesting how she had selected historical people or fairy tales or Biblical aspects. But, for me what Duffy has then done and how she has used them does not work. This may be controversial as poetry is according to the author - true. But, still to be successful surely the reader has to enjoy it, gain meaning from it etc. I personally found it really challenging to keep going with the book - in parts offensive and in other parts lacking meaning. Sorry - Carol Ann Duffy - but not convinced.

If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.
Was this review helpful? 0 0

“Inspiring”

★★★★★

written by on 12/07/2013

Studying Duffy's The World's Wife at A Level, I have learnt how phenomenal she is as a poet, not only because her feminism is brave and ruthless but because her truth and grit is empowering. In none of her poems does Duffy shy away from confronting the male gender, but there is no problem with that and it should not be considered sexism. Females are constantly belittled and degraded by men but thanks to Duffy's power and strength, she can liberate women as well as inspiring them. Every student should study Duffy's The World's Wife, it not only exposes the reader to significant figures in history, Greek mythology and the media but opens up your mind to feminist opinions. Duffy teaches women to be themselves, take control and not to back down, she breaks convention and represents a new role model for women, desperately needed in the 21st century. Any criticisms should be disregarded in my opinion.

If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.
Was this review helpful? 1 0

“Although her sexism towards men annoys me at times i...”

★★★☆☆

written by on 24/01/2011

Although her sexism towards men annoys me at times i enjoyed many of the poems Carol Ann Duffy has put together in this book! I LOVED "Mrs Darwin"- very funny and witty!

If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.

Guest's Comment

Written on: 09/04/2012

She isn't just critical of men, she also belittles women. take 'Mrs Faust' for instance, Duffy doesn't at any point make Mrs faust out to be all sweet and innocent, her path is just as crude as Faust's. They both seek power, they are both selfish, but they do it in different ways. Before you make such a statement, you should analyze the poems, and look at what Duffy is really saying, or you could even look at her interview with Barry wood in 2005.

Reply to this comment
If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.
Was this review helpful? 0 1

“Hmm Cannot believe how people don't like Pope Joan. In...”

★★★★★

written by on 16/10/2010

Hmm Cannot believe how people don't like Pope Joan. In fact this is my favourite poem out of the whole collection. Im sure youll have to be a woman to truly love it's significance and it's message.

Isnt it ironic how some men don't like the poem Pope Joan?

But overall any sex can enjoy any of the poems in the great collection. Lets stop being so harsh, she can write poems better than any of us can!

If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.
Was this review helpful? 0 0

“Absolutely horrendous. A terrible collection by a...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 01/06/2010

Absolutely horrendous. A terrible collection by a terrible poet who makes me angry just looking at the vile book. Though its not fair to suggest it is a complete attack on men, it is safe to say its pretty damn close. Deeper analysis may reveal a mixed view on the sexes but i deeply suggest you don't even bother.

If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.
Was this review helpful? 1 1

“A Review of "The World's Wife" by Carol Anne...”

★★★☆☆

written by on 19/05/2010

A Review of "The World's Wife" by Carol Anne Duffy Adderson Hawdon The world's wife is an anthology of poems that subvert the meanings of stories throughout history bringing in female perspectives of male lead stories, or empowering the female protagonists to a much higher status. The anthology is very feminist with all women poems, all of them making choices and breaking away from the male dominant culture to create their own counter culture of strong females in order to break the stereotypical viewpoint of women in life. We could also look deeper into each poem content we could even say that it is a poetic account of Duffy's life as she grows into a woman; examples of this being Little Red Cap which sounds as if re-telling the story of her first relationship with a male partner and all the poems afterwards are situations or choices she has had to make in the aftermath of this event regarding sexuality, stance, identity and so forth. However, although we could say it is just Carol Anne Duffy's own story we could also say it is the story of all women as they grow up to become whatever they choose to be as each poem again highlights certain challenges and decisions the female must undertake as a person with Mrs. Beast being an example with maturity and experience comes sexual preference, Mrs. Beast tells us of a dominatrix who loves certain people for their sex mostly ugly people who bow down to her. Not only is this feminist but also it's a question a lot of females come to in their lifetime especially as they mature "What are my sexual preferences?" "Do I want to dominate my boyfriends' lives or be dominated in my own?" etc. The anthology is really interesting with pace changes all over the shop and imagery that simply blows the mind, however as a male reader and coming from a male perspective (as we're all close minded and bigoted or atleast that's what Carol Anne Duffy would say) reading this anthology is a very intimidating and daunting task as the hostility towards men features throughout save in one poem Anne Hathaway. I myself am put off by this and her work loses favour with me when she starts talking about biting off men's penises. Her work loses its magic due to her own, twisted bitterness towards the male culture and just shows us how unskilled she can be and only reveals her self to be a bitter man-hating lesbian poet (cause there isn't enough of them around, clearly.)

If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.
Was this review helpful? 1 1

“I had previously disliked her work, but upon reading...”

★★★★☆

written by on 10/04/2010

I had previously disliked her work, but upon reading these poems I found that I liked her works very much. Some of the poems are a little slow to read, but others are very witty and take an interesting view on men of the world. My favourite poem was Mrs Aesop, a very witty and sexy poem which tells of the famous fable writers wife's view on his work. I recommend this book to anybody who likes her work, poetry and humourous light reading.

If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.
Was this review helpful? 0 0

“THATS ALL I CAN SAY.. WAYYYYYYYYYYYY TO EXPLICIT FOR...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 01/03/2010

THATS ALL I CAN SAY.. WAYYYYYYYYYYYY TO EXPLICIT FOR GCSE/A LEVEL REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLY BIASED TOWARDS MALES !! SPITEFUL WOMAN WITH NOOOOOOOOOOOO TALENT ...

If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.

Cates's Comment

Written on: 28/03/2010

that's rediculous, as an A level student I have much enjoyed the work of Carol Ann Duffy, and must comment that she is very talented, and the person that wrote the concerned review must be a male protecting his ego.
<br/>Get over it, she's a good author and voices the thoughts and concerns of the majority women.
<br/>

Reply to this comment
If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.

Guest's Comment

Written on: 13/05/2012

It takes an open mind to see the ambiguity in her collection. It's not completly biased towards men, and by analysing the collection as a-level students you tend to notice this.

I'm afraid it appears you have a closed frame of mind :)

Reply to this comment
If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.
Was this review helpful? 1 1

“ Carol Ann Duffy's The World's Wife explores the...”

★★★★★

written by Janet Lewison on 04/08/2009

Carol Ann Duffy's The World's Wife explores the finitude and silences of romantic love narratives. The Collection's glittering monologues testify to the pathos and irony of 'enduring' affection, particularly marital affection, which historically and culturally have dispossessed women of their identity and speech. The reader's journey through Duffy's World's Wife is witty, uncomfortable and liberating. And then finally, just when we have become acclimatised to a 'worldly' acceptance of love unmasked and dissembled, Duffy offers the reader a profoundly intimate gift. This gift celebrates once more what we thought was irretrievably lost; the resurrection of a truly loving communion. Thus The World's Wife ends with her sonnet to 'Demeter'; possibly I feel her most brilliant poem, a poem which significantly celebrates an emotionally redemptive connection between two mother and daughter.

The poem revisits the myth of the Greek Goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone and explores the isolating privacy of mourning. The original story centres on Demeter's loss of her daughter Persephone to Hades, the King of the Underworld. Demeter in her abject maternal grief and anger plunges the world into everlasting winter until her daughter is returned to her for part of the calendar year by Hades after pressure from other Gods.

Duffy takes the sonnet, a rigorous and formally constraining poetic form associated with love, to explore the tension between loss and resurrection; between abject despair and the consummate revelation of love returned.

If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.
Was this review helpful? 0 0

“The World's Wife by Carol Ann Duffy focuses on...”

★★★★☆

written by on 29/04/2009

The World's Wife by Carol Ann Duffy focuses on important socio-political issues of the 1950's and is engaging, moving and witty. Not many authors would consider giving the important women in a man's life a voice when in fact, they could have been the brains behind the actions! However, are we still living in the 1950's? and should there be some form of masculine/male dominated movement.? After all, there is some sexism towards men.

If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.
Was this review helpful? 0 0

“Many have touched upon the concept that Duffy's...”

★★★★☆

written by leach1991 on 02/04/2009

Many have touched upon the concept that Duffy's messages are somewhat obvious and condescending in their simplicity- however, this is the pinaccle of the antithesis! I find it refreshing to read poetry freed from pretentious double-sided enigmas and ambiguity, and instead to read a poem for what it is, and to form judgements from a straightforward, non-subjective narrative. Duffy chooses to communicate with her audience instead of attempting to baffle them with mysterious references and hidden meanings. It's not conscending, or dare is say "bad treatment of her readers", its innovative, intense and honest. Viva Duffy.

If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.
Was this review helpful? 0 0

“This book (The World's Wife) is certainly to be...”

☆☆☆☆☆

written by callumbarlow on 11/03/2009

This book (The World's Wife) is certainly to be avoided. It's constant battle and disparaging terms towards men are not only unpleasent to read, they also border on sexism.

If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.

Cates's Response to 446963_callumbarlow's Review

Written on: 28/03/2010

oh please... women have had to deal with sexism for a LONG time

Reply to this comment
If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.

Guest's Response to 446963_callumbarlow's Review

Written on: 15/12/2011

Border on sexism? It's not even close. I would agree that yes most of the characters portrayed are exaggerated but they are not grouped, which is what would make it sexist as then it would be saying that all men are like this but these poems are incredible in the way that they seperate men and women to be individual's. Oh and it's not only men that are portrayed as bad, women are also shown as evil, insane AND emotionally belligerent.

Reply to this comment
If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.
Was this review helpful? 1 0

“I am studying The World#s wife by Carol Ann Duffy for...”

★★★☆☆

written by Sam J Quigley on 26/01/2009

I am studying The World#s wife by Carol Ann Duffy for A level at the moment and i really like the witty humor and the distasteful "slagging off" of men and I'm male which makes it odd i suppose. People are asking if the is derogatory to men which i reply to as "depends on how insecure you are" it is disrespectful to men in some parts but its disrespect is matched by its humor because i find them rather funny. If you enjoy a light read, as most of the poems are a maximum of 2 pages long, and need uplifting i would recommend this book to anyone.

If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.
Was this review helpful? 0 0

“Delightful and different, with provocative...”

★★★★☆

written by on 03/10/2008

Delightful and different, with provocative half-rhymes. However, if you are not a fan of poetry, this book would appeal to you equally: the humor and slight distortion of reality and myth alike set in a conversational, colloquial tone render the poetry equivalent to Calvin and hobbes-esque humor. Subtle, yet satisfying. The feminist message is present but never too extreme: instead it focuses on providing perspective, which is often more important than pushing for political and social closure on one's views.

If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.
Was this review helpful? 0 0

“'The World's Wife' raises the dead and the silent -...”

★★★★★

written by Janet Lewison on 08/09/2008

'The World's Wife' raises the dead and the silent - historical and mythic all female charcters find the words and the voices with which to revise the familiar. These new dramatic monologues give birth to refreshing and at times disturbing versions of 'realities'. Carol Ann Duffy is fascinated by resurrrection in many forms: linguistic, sexual, spiritual.
Oddly enough, these monologues are also love stories. Love may have gone wrong, may have become compromised, but tenderness lingers, even in the most unexpected places.
A stunning collection and one that will endure!

If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.
Was this review helpful? 0 0

“I would disagree with the reading that many have taken...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 20/05/2008

I would disagree with the reading that many have taken from Carol Ann Duffy's work that it is excessive or extremist feminism. Anne Hathaway, for one, stands out from the collection as overwhelmingly positive in its depiction of Shakespeare, even submissive to his authority. Some of the apparently negative views of men presented in poems such as Queen Herod or the domination of the female sex as presented in Salome are condemned by association with their voice as an amoral or deranged character - here Duffy's presentation of anti-male views is a target for ridicule or rejection as she demonises or dehumanises their proponents.
In other cases, like Pygmalion's Bride or Eurydice, her message is undeniable: however, these and many similar poems are meant to be taken in the context of the original (typically very misogynistic) work on which they are based, as a retaliation rather than an attack.

That said, I would also take contention with the notion that Carol Ann Duffy is a skillful or interesting poet. Her structure - use of enjambment and caesura nearly every line seem to render her line breaks all but worthless - and rhythm - none - quickly become tiresome and predictable. Her themes, although occasionally thought-provoking, are similarly repetitive and tedious. Her imagery and metaphors are frequently forced and obvious, and in many cases she does not seem to credit her readers with the intelligence to pick up on implicit references or ideas. In Little Red Cap, as an example, she provides the image of a bird as a metaphor for her innocence, but makes quite sure to specify that it is a white dove, and that the wolf kills it, and that the wolf is killing her innocence, you see, because there's this dove that she found, and he ate it and doesn't feel remorse, look, he thinks it's just breakfast... Duffy seems morally opposed to subtlety and frequently comes across as the condescending and superior literati who allows us uneducated types to bathe in a little reflected glory.

So, don't be too quick to condemn Duffy as a militant or a sexist. Utterly unforgivable, however, is the quality of her poetry and her treatment of her readers.

If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.

Dutchcourage's Comment

Written on: 21/10/2008

Retaliation is not something to be glorified - when two belligerents attack each other in turn, regardless of the reason or the source or blame, it is called a war. If Duffy truly wants equality and harmony, this is not the way to go about it.

Reply to this comment
If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.

Guest's Comment

Written on: 15/12/2011

Duffy does not just shows the awful male dominance. In Queen Herod the context needs to be taken in to account as not only was the original story alot mor sexist towards men the new female characterised story shows how women can be just as bad as men by the mother being so psychotic about men. So the message is not a bad one but rather one that could be understood as an improvement on the old one because the men and women are portrayed as both evil and prejudice.

Reply to this comment
If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.
Was this review helpful? 0 0

“I definately enjoyed studying it, despite the strong...”

★★★★☆

written by on 13/04/2008

I definately enjoyed studying it, despite the strong sexist and feminist views

If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.
Was this review helpful? 0 0

“Ms Duffy appears to live an intellectual bubble the...”

☆☆☆☆☆

written by Dutchcourage on 06/04/2008

Ms Duffy appears to live an intellectual bubble the size of a small cupboard in which the non-existent quintessence of femininity is the single most precious thing in the entire universe; which must at all costs be protected from hedonistic behemoths called "men". The only exceptions to this appear to be William Shakespeare (See the only good poem in the book, Anne Hathaway) and the corporeal incarnation of the almighty (See the typically depressing poem Pilate's Wife) - which literally demonstrate Ms Duffy's use of double standards when comparing the virtues of men and women. 'Double' is perhaps insufficient; as the only men worthy of respect and/or existence in the "Duffy bubble" are the greatest playwright in history and Jesus Christ. Ms Duffy clearly has no knowledge or understanding of the greater forces at work in the universe (namely the statistical insignificance that all women and virtuous and all men are not); nor any comprehension of the patheticness of her ideals when compared to the boundless potential of humanity or the true span of the universe. In the face of mankind's potential to, through technological prowess, achieve such immense power and wisdom as to be greater than gods; Ms Duffy chooses to reign supreme over an imaginary land fuelled by male serfs and deprived of the social progresses made from the late nineteen sixties onwards. Even more frustrating is her general lack of literary skill and the heavy handed way she goes about spreading this extraordinarily restricted world view. The one good thing that can POSSIBLY be said about this vision of an apocalyptic wasteland bereft of intelligence of tolerance is that it has the power to reveal to a select view the importance of refusing to tolerate it, as well as other, similar poxes. For example; it immunizes one against a sudden increase of nationalist or bigoted sentiments in the near future. Should someone attempt to establish a fourth reich within my lifetime I would personally take up arms against them; all thanks to the infuriating stupidity of this second rate author.

If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.

Bigmoomin's Response to Dutchcourage's Review

Written on: 16/04/2008

Oooooh someone's closed minded. You say nothing about the negative portrayal of women in some of the poems, and how in a few of them the reader can sympathise with the male character. As I see it, The Worlds Wife takes a different view on things that are taken for granted in a patriarchal world. I can see your point that a lot of the poems have feminist views and at first glance it could be taken that Duffy is trying to tell us that some men are scum. In order to read poetry however, you have to be prepared not to take everything at face value, fair enough if your view on these poems happens to be a negative one, we all take things different ways, but doesn't that say something about your own personality. If you are so concerned with men being in a bad light then surely you should disprove your theory in an unaggresive, neutral manner?

Reply to this comment
If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.

422028_Poetictemptress's Response to Dutchcourage's Review

Written on: 01/12/2008

To the above who believes in the "Duffy bubble".
<br/>Clearly you are not in such a position to be handing out the criticism. Carol Ann Duffy is not the most talented writer and has destroyed the effect of enjambement. However, she has succeeded where few will in effectively portraying a woman's view on the world. Is this so wrong? Or do you, as a clearly practising Neanderthal, believe that men should be the only true heros of this world? In my recent studies of Duffy for a disseration, I have come to the conclusion that yes, they are heavily leant towards strong feministic views, but that there are few poets who manage to capture the feelings of many women in a few lines. Take "Pilate's Wife" for example, a personal favourite of mine. Does she not sympathise with all bored housewives who dream of, but never act upon, desires for a better life? You suggest that she is offensive to Chritianity. Why should she tread on egg shells for a religion she dismissed as a teenager? Are we not all allowed to form our own opinions upon such matters? I personally feel she is sympathetic towards the Nazarene as she admires him not because he is an apparant holy man, but because of his charisma, his ability to hold a room and for his experiences in life.

Reply to this comment
If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.

413121_Rachreadswilliam Blake's Response to Dutchcourage's Review

Written on: 27/10/2008

Evidentally Duffy isn't the only one who rants about closed topics!

Reply to this comment
If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.

Dutchcourage's Response to Dutchcourage's Review

Written on: 11/05/2008

A potentially valid point; however my case is simply this; Duffy is hugely overcompensating for a subjugation that ended two generations ago; spreading forth the message that it's okay to kill and humiliate because of some long dead grievance. The "negative" portrayals of women in WW do indeed include murderers and sociopaths - but they are always shown as victims of male corruption. A woman's lust is shown as totally natural while a man's is shown as moral rot. Perhaps Duffy would have been a force for good in the fifties; but is now ranting about a closed topic. Sexism, just like all forms of discrimination in the west, can now only be found in a small number of universally hated people. Terms like "patriarchal world" completely obsolete - In this day and age there are FAR bigger problems in the world than men not realizing that they are scum. Also, in response to your claim that I am narrow minded - I put it to you that my objection to the book is that it promotes tribalism, huddling into little groups and refusing to mingle with outsiders. Humanity outgrew narrow-mindedness of that sort in the renaissance; an achievement that seems all too keen on undoing.

Reply to this comment
If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.
Was this review helpful? 1 0

“Carol Ann Duffy, The World's Wife is awful. Like an...”

☆☆☆☆☆

written by on 29/03/2008

Carol Ann Duffy, The World's Wife is awful. Like an apple that has sat, ugly and squat, in the fruit bowl since last july, Carol's poetry will leave a disgraceful taste in your mouth. Not only this, much like the withered fruit in the analogy, the poetry seems to attract stunted, blood-sucking weevils;

If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.

Jienii's Comment

Written on: 27/06/2009

I think too many people are reading too much into the feminist views, for one feminism isn't just about hating men. Maybe, just maybe, Duffy is offering an alternative view on famous male figures in legends and reality alike, and is cleverly rewriting mythology in a modern context at the same time. Most of the poems are very tongue-in-cheek. Also, I think men are being offended by the way that the males are portrayed as being weak and useless, when throughout our lives women have been talked about in that way. The male stereotypes are more to be laughed at. Also, people are just looking at the male stereotypes, the women in the poems are being just as stereotyped. In Mrs Midas for example, the woman is clearly being shown as bitter and angry towards her husband, and throughout only seems to be thinking of herself and not really offering her husband much in the way of pity.
<br/>Just try to look at the poems putting feminism aside, and actually look at how cleverly they've been writen.

Reply to this comment
If you are commenting on behalf of the company that has been reviewed, please consider upgrading to Official Business Response for higher impact replies.
Was this review helpful? 0 0

Do you have a question about this product or company? Simply type it in the box below and one of our community will give you an answer

Our helpful community of likeminded people will be happy to answer any questions that you have.

Thanks for asking a question.

Once we've checked over your question we will put it live on the site and our strong community of experts will hopefully give you some great answers that you find useful.

We will email you when the question is on the site

overview