10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FURMITY»
Discover the use of
furmity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
furmity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Patriarchy and Its Discontents: Sexual Politics in Selected ...
With her revelation — her damning words — the furmity woman has knocked
Henchard off his patriarchal pedestal and brought him down to her own level.
The furmity woman is an almost archetypal figure of female menace, and a
number of ...
2
The Mayor of Casterbridge
... without havingadish of Mrs. Goodenough's furmity. I knew the clergy's taste,the
dandy gent's taste;I knew the town's taste, the country's taste. I even knowed the
taste ofthe coarse shameless females. But Lord'smy life—the world's no memory
...
The revenge of Mrs Goodenough the furmity-seller is equally powerful and,
directed against the function and the man at the centre of the novel, has wider
ramifications. The immediate situation—Henchard the ex-mayor, the magistrate,
sitting ...
4
Subversion and Sympathy: Gender, Law, and the British Novel
shocked silence ofthe audience by noting that the story does not bear on the
case, to which the furmity woman replies: “That bears on the case. It proves that
he's no better than I, and has no right to sit there injudgment upon me” (MC 7.7.4.
).
Martha C. Nussbaum, Alison L. LaCroix, 2013
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Englits: The Mayor of Casterbridge
The furmity woman, however, is still there, though in a much more decrepit state.
It does not seem respectable anymore to be seen in the furmity woman's
presence, but she orders a bowl of much-thinned gruel, regardless, in order to
get the ...
InterLingua Publishing, 2009
6
The Country Housewife's Family Companion: Or, Profitable ...
Of Far-mit), make Family Furmity of sI/keat. -- TAKE good Wheat and sprinkle it
well with Water, then put it into a Bag, and confine it pretty close; next, beat it with
a Rolling-pin, till its first Skin or Hull becomes loosened, then take it out and
infuse ...
7
Degeneration, Culture, and the Novel, 1880-1940
It falls to the figure of the furmity woman, in court on a vagrancy charge, to reveal
what Henchard has kept hidden, his participation in the illegal wife-sale. In
helping to precipitate his fall from grace, she symbolically becomes a principal
agent ...
William M. Greenslade, 1994
8
The Life and Death of the Mayor of Casterbridge
The other was less new ; a little iron stove-pipe came out of it at the back, and in
front appeared the placard, ' Good Furmity Sold Hear.' The man mentally
weighed the two inscriptions, and inclined to the former tent. ' No — no — the
other one,' ...
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The Mayor of Casterbridge (嘉德橋市長):
The other was less new; alittleiron stovepipe came out of it at the back and infront
appeared the placard, "Good Furmity Sold Hear."The manmentally weighed the
twoinscriptions and inclinedto the former tent. "No—no—the other one," said the ...
10
Saul in Story and Tradition
The recognition aspect of Saul's consultation with the woman of Endor is
paralleled in The Mayor by the furmity woman, Mrs. Goodenough. The furmity
woman is described in terms that suggest a witch: she is "haggard, wrinkled, and
almost in ...
Carl S. Ehrlich, Marsha C. White, 2006
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FURMITY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
furmity is used in the context of the following news items.
On England's Coast, Thomas Hardy Made His World
... of Casterbridge,” in which the mayor sells his wife to a sailor after too many helpings of ”furmity,” an “antiquated slop” of rum-spiked porridge. «New York Times, May 15»
Fate and 'The Mayor of Casterbridge'
His past comes back to hound him through the furmity woman whose potent liquor has played havoc with his sense of discernment in his ... «The Herald, Sep 14»
Why Wife-Selling Was Advantageous for Wives
... aberration, a lapse in judgment brought on by hitting the rum-laced furmity—a close relative of oatmeal, as unappetizing as that sounds. «Motherboard, Apr 14»
The 10 Best Books on Literary Drunkenness
Michael Henchard, the eponymous mayor, is first encountered getting drunk on furmity (a frankly delicious-sounding concoction of rum, milk ... «Daily Beast, Dec 13»
BBC drama The Village: Rural life WAS grim (but in some ways it …
Does anybody today know how to make furmity, a favourite drink of the rural labouring class, often mentioned by Thomas Hardy? Here is a ... «Daily Mail, Apr 13»
So You Think You Know Thomas Hardy?
In The Mayor of Casterbridge, why does Henchard go to Mrs Goodenough's ill-fated furmity tent? 8. Back to The Woodlanders. Why does Marty ... «OUPblog, Aug 08»
TV Review: The Supersizers Go… Victorian, BBC Two, Tuesday 3 …
For pudding they had plum pudding, Bird's custard (many of the brands we know today originated in Victorian times), furmity (spicy porridge ... «TV Scoop, Jun 08»
The loo that shook the world: Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabi
It will be remembered that the "furmity woman" in Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886) is arrested for "committing a public nuisance" in a ... «Independent, Feb 08»
