This is a fascinating discussion about women, voting, and the different ideas surrounding political choices. I enjoyed the way the topic encourages readers to look beyond simple assumptions and consider the larger social and historical picture. https://www.authorkennethgray.com/
I think there's an important caveat that needs to be added to your conclusion: "Events can and do hinge on exceptional talent correctly deployed". Cummings lauds Woodcock & Stephenson for their management abilities, not for individual brilliance: "Our biggest obstacle was ... the appalling infighting on our own side"; "They were the operational/management and communications foundation of the campaign". That's a very specific type of "exceptional talent", and is often overlooked - we all remember Cummings the disruptor, not Woodcock the team-wrangler.
YES re Ernaux and Eliot. "Journey of Magi" is a marvel. Had forgotten Donne's use of "gold to airy thinness beat" outside of poem. Thanks for reminder. (And Yes! re Jamaica Kinkaid. Her short story "Girl" is worth 50 Ernaux.
This is a fascinating discussion about women, voting, and the different ideas surrounding political choices. I enjoyed the way the topic encourages readers to look beyond simple assumptions and consider the larger social and historical picture. https://www.authorkennethgray.com/
I think there's an important caveat that needs to be added to your conclusion: "Events can and do hinge on exceptional talent correctly deployed". Cummings lauds Woodcock & Stephenson for their management abilities, not for individual brilliance: "Our biggest obstacle was ... the appalling infighting on our own side"; "They were the operational/management and communications foundation of the campaign". That's a very specific type of "exceptional talent", and is often overlooked - we all remember Cummings the disruptor, not Woodcock the team-wrangler.
YES re Ernaux and Eliot. "Journey of Magi" is a marvel. Had forgotten Donne's use of "gold to airy thinness beat" outside of poem. Thanks for reminder. (And Yes! re Jamaica Kinkaid. Her short story "Girl" is worth 50 Ernaux.