The Virgin's Memo Flashcards
1
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What is the main conceit of the Virgin’s memo?
A
A memorandum from Mary to Jesus exploring the disregard of women’s opinion in history and religion.
2
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What context should we know for The Virgin’s Memo?
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- Using the example of Mary who is the feminine ideal, Duffy exemplifies the ‘untranslateable’ nature of a woman’s voice
closest to the ‘idea of the gospel truth’
3
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What language methods do we see in the Virgin’s Memo?
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- use of modal verb
- contemporary tone
- words ‘illegible’ and ‘untranslatable
- asyndetic listing of physical afflictions
4
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What structural methods do we see in The Virgin’s Memo?
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- Each line follows an ABC structure- simple enough to understand but is still ignored
- Letter format
5
Q
What is pastiche apocrypha?
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The texts left out of the officially sanctioned canon of the Bible by the proto-orthodox Church.
6
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What quotes support the method of:
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7
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What quotes support the method of:use of modal verb?
A
‘maybe’
8
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What quotes support the method of: asyndetic listing of physical afflictions?
A
‘abscesses, acne, asthma’
