Thus, causing him to have a strong argument about the book. Elliot seems to like books that would make a massive appeal in his life Nightwood appealed to Mr. He provided a sounder judgment of the book as compared with someone who was less initiated. Elliot made his claims, he had a better view because he had read the book many times (Mann 200). Many continued readings on the novel increase the reader’s admiration even more.

Every time the reader finds the book to be more impressive. Elliot’s comment made most people more confident about taking their time to understand Djuna Barnes’s writing on Nightwood.Īfter the book has been reread twice or even thrice, it becomes more interesting. If they read once or twice without really understanding the novel, they will have to read it more times.

Elliot claiming that he had to read the book several times to have an understanding made the readers have a clear picture of what to expect from the book. Elliot’s advice was the best way to ensure that people get to understand a perplexing book. Elliot that he made to attract serious readers gave the book such an introduction that some people contradict his opinion (Mann 200). It could be easily underestimated and be overrated by others. Despite her life being parallel, Barnes had to deny the label that rec to her.Īs previously reviewed, Miss Barnes’ novel in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle in 1937 March. Those people who were following the novel were intrigued by the two ladies’ obsessive love affair the story made Barnes nicknamed a lesbian evangelist. Barnes’ mid-forties heartbreak with her lover Thelma Wood was already too much for her. Elliot maintained continuity and corrected any errors that may have hampered the book’s success. Nightwood, a novel by Djuna Barnes, entrusted her writings to T.S. Despite the subject becoming more prominent in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, her book still contains essential information that is still relevant today. Her understanding of transgender provided her with solid and accurate content to write concerning such topic. Djuna Barnes’s experimental novel explores characters, lives, and the love story of five eccentric people and their unique attributes her book was the first one with transgender participants.

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