The Secret Role of Zelda Fitzgerald

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  • @skarlitbegoniahz
    @skarlitbegoniahz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The amount of tabs I have open on my browser after watching this boggles the mind. If I ever were to have access to a time machine, this is PRECISELY where I would go! My gracious, this was interesting!

  • @janetbarber6781
    @janetbarber6781 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thank you so much for your enthusiasm, Dr. This is a wonderful, informative lecture. Teachers (professors) always give their students room to grow, be proud and exert their knowledge. It shows that the lecturer isn't just all about him- or herself. Great style of delivery. Viewers, please note and know that an audience of attendees can also be considered students. Actually, I think many or some of the audience members are the professor's present or past students. Dr. Riley, thanks for sharing Zelda's story and how she influenced "Mr. Zelda's" writing. And we do appreciate how he tried to care for his wife as she suffered through her illness. She was indeed an innovative creative. Again, thank you for showing us this.

  • @joancurran4897
    @joancurran4897 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is a veryv informative and amusingly "scattered" lecture. I agree with the Lecturer, Zelda"s Private One-on-One Therapy notes being publically exposed is a blatant Mental Health "Violation of Privacy" as well as a "Conflict of Inteest" on the part of the so called "Professional Health Field". This violation has also happened to others (not sure if one example is Sylvia Plath).. Best wishes to all other "fellow attendees" of this UTube lecture. Catch you at the next fascinating "Zeldafest"! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @catherinehills1418
    @catherinehills1418 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    - so glad to find ur lecture at Strand - just one correction - Peter Martins who became Director of NYC Ballet never married Kelsey Kirkland who wrote Dancing On My Grave - Martins married another NYC Ballet dancer called Darcy Kistler - ur lecture was great fun -

  • @kvitka_ua
    @kvitka_ua 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I'd like to say how much I appreciate this video!
    Save the the waltz is one of my favourites, and I believe it is still underestimated. Zelda is an iconic image of Jazz Age, but unfortunately there's not enough information about her. This lecture is both very informative, deep and entertaining at the same time.
    I wish I had such teachers back in my college day.
    Thank you so much!
    Greetings from Ukraine :)

    • @mja91352
      @mja91352 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Save Me the Waltz has all of Zelda's craziness, none of Scott's talent

  • @wayofjoy9065
    @wayofjoy9065 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I just came across this part of history. I am amazed at how Professor Charles Riley II. is presenting the talk. I really really like his way and found with his lightness and funny ways it very easy to step into that time and to learn more about it.

  • @kathrynmcelroy5658
    @kathrynmcelroy5658 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love the gentleman being so excited about our history! Thank you so much!

    • @kathrynmcelroy5658
      @kathrynmcelroy5658 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love this so and yes he is exciting to listen to about a wonderful subject!

  • @mrs.karamazov9781
    @mrs.karamazov9781 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Lecturing with so much passion - I love it. Thank you for sharing this.

    • @mja91352
      @mja91352 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Passion is no substitute for judgment

  • @rachelc3535
    @rachelc3535 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    This is incredible.I especially love how he refers to Scott as "Mr. Zelda". I also appreciate the deeper look into her paintings.

    • @jonasfortes5744
      @jonasfortes5744 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The proper way would be Mr. Sayre.

  • @HUNTERSDREAM
    @HUNTERSDREAM 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Fun fact: Princess Zelda from The Legend of Zelda is named after Zelda Fitzgerald.

    • @lzad3764
      @lzad3764 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      So is Robin Williams daughter.

  • @katieprivate6952
    @katieprivate6952 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love this mans passion.

  • @MinkaSchlossberger4ever
    @MinkaSchlossberger4ever ปีที่แล้ว

    Pure joy to watch and listen to! Thank You!!!!

  • @tomwofford5552
    @tomwofford5552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Tallulah Bankhead was not from Montgomery. The Sayre and Bankhead families were acquainted, but Tallulah grew up in Jasper, about 125 miles from Montgomery.

  • @brendakimseywarneka4805
    @brendakimseywarneka4805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love Professor Riley. Such fun to listen to him.

  • @taratbird
    @taratbird 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I love Zelda! I think this lecture gets the viewers excited to learn on their after this! Mission accomplished I'd say! Thanks so much!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️

    • @hazelwray4184
      @hazelwray4184 ปีที่แล้ว

      ... 'to learn on their after this'?

    • @HyPhuyenTheSwordPrince
      @HyPhuyenTheSwordPrince 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You sound like you would play The Legend of Zelda even though the series was named after her for a fact.

  • @wesharris5352
    @wesharris5352 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Outstanding! Funny and insightful! Thank you!

  • @laurenvandevendel7743
    @laurenvandevendel7743 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I like that he's really passionate about what he's teaching, and a little eccentricity isn't awful. lol

    • @skarlitbegoniahz
      @skarlitbegoniahz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes I’m here for it 👏🏻

    • @shamsun
      @shamsun 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@skarlitbegoniahz and I’m here with a headache 😔

  • @lackinsome4036
    @lackinsome4036 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    This is how I tell a story when I've had two bottles of wine and an Adderall. I wish he'd stop going off on tangents and asking the woman in the front row to fill in the gaps every few moments. I enjoy his enthusiasm, but stay on track, man. This lecture could have been delivered in 40 minutes with the same amount of information and less manic padding.

  • @valentinogal781
    @valentinogal781 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I love Paris in the 1920's... My favorite writers and artist all came from the Lost Generation. If i actually believed in reincarnation i would have to say that i had to have been alive durning that era.

  • @pryorbishop2957
    @pryorbishop2957 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Christina Ricci did a wonderful job portraying her in Z The Beginning of Everything

  • @applejellypucci
    @applejellypucci 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My heart rate actually went up while watching this at certain points.

  • @g0i2023
    @g0i2023 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is probably less exhausting if you already know everything he's going to say, because you wouldn't have to even make mental notes. But I came by to learn what I didn't already know, as I tend to do, when I shut up and just listen... Unfortunately, I'm not, as he puts it, "a ringer" in the audience, and I'm leaving now, because I'm too far behind whatever manic curve I'd have to ride to even hope to catch up to what I could have learned from this very passionate and probably interesting lecture.

  • @skarlitbegoniahz
    @skarlitbegoniahz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’m surprised Picasso thought Zelda talked too fast being that she was from Alabama.

  • @dianaa.d6175
    @dianaa.d6175 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    thank you so much for sharing this, I really enjoyed this lecture!!!

  • @karriebelle49
    @karriebelle49 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Lovely to hear about Zelda Fitzgerald thank you

  • @ningzhou5015
    @ningzhou5015 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The video should have zoomed in

  • @Haydenthemaker1000
    @Haydenthemaker1000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The biggest tragedy is that when zelda cheated on Scott, society forced them to stay together. Back then divorce wasn't the quick fix we have today. But with them i think they needed to separate. You can't stay with someone if you refuse to forgive them

    • @stopruiningmychildhoodpodc5745
      @stopruiningmychildhoodpodc5745 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't know. Most people in their set were divorced. Hemingway, Dorothy Parker, Sherwood Anderson, etc.

    • @kathrynmcelroy5658
      @kathrynmcelroy5658 ปีที่แล้ว

      But he truly didn't want to. He felt very obligated to her, esp. after the illness set in.

  • @JamesMilliganJr
    @JamesMilliganJr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Well, I am about 15 minutes into this and I am wondering whether Dr. Riley is actually a doctor of philosophy or of comedy. I will try to "tough" it out.

  • @francescagillon2018
    @francescagillon2018 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In my opinion the most appropriate description of Zelda Fitzgerald is the word "sybarite". You have her in a nutshell.

  • @rgaleny
    @rgaleny 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    BEAUTY IS AN AFFIRMATION OF A DIMENSION OF THE GOOD. IT CAN ALSO BE A FACADE HIDING EVIL, OR IGNORING DECAY

  • @kristinvandertick7591
    @kristinvandertick7591 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love the passion, but the jumpiness and constant digressions drives me crazy!

  • @paulkindlon5496
    @paulkindlon5496 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Tender is the Night is beautifully written. Language dude. Plots are a dime a dozen.

  • @tiffanyclark-grove1989
    @tiffanyclark-grove1989 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I loved Tender is the Night. My favourite F Scott book..I loved the lecture though.

  • @lindawagar7595
    @lindawagar7595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This guy as is insane as Zelda.

  • @coolaunt516
    @coolaunt516 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love the way he calls Scott "Mr. Zelda".

  • @MaryJaneHancock
    @MaryJaneHancock 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fun lecture style.

  • @yvonneemmert9185
    @yvonneemmert9185 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Would Scott have been famous without Zelda?

    • @alteredcatscyprus
      @alteredcatscyprus ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or if Zelda had been a hag? Winning the beautiful elusive woman was key for him personally and for his public image.

  • @yvonneemmert9185
    @yvonneemmert9185 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did Stravinsky conduct the
    orchestra for the Ballet Rousse?

  • @frankmacs9379
    @frankmacs9379 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was the wrong choice of lecturer. He knows his stuff but goes off on too many tangents, likes talking about himself too much & is almost David Brent'esque in his delivery

  • @jameskennedy721
    @jameskennedy721 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    the sexism in psychiatry at the time doomed this talented lady .

  • @johnnysalazar1552
    @johnnysalazar1552 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a pencil drawing its 4/86 with his sygnature but o cant find it any wher

  • @moderndesign2435
    @moderndesign2435 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    If you enjoy mildly amusing jazz age anecdotes delivered by an insufferable prattling twit and laced with giggling self referential allusions to blue blood relatives and ivy league pedigrees, this video is for you!

    • @wendinolan4607
      @wendinolan4607 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My opinion is that your perception of this 'twit' could not be more accurate.

    • @yvonneemmert9185
      @yvonneemmert9185 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you!!!

    • @user-jv9qz2bu1r
      @user-jv9qz2bu1r ปีที่แล้ว

      did I tell you about my tie?

  • @reclaimedandrested
    @reclaimedandrested 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Speed is one helleva drug!

  • @randomuser1105
    @randomuser1105 7 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Dear lord. Somebody give this man some downers.

    • @The-Portland-Daily-Blink
      @The-Portland-Daily-Blink 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly my thoughts. 🤣

    • @SleepyTimePuppy
      @SleepyTimePuppy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haven't watched it yet and already waiting for a wide eyed ADD fellow.

    • @katieprivate6952
      @katieprivate6952 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I like his passion,I’m so tired of staid and stiff people.

    • @Catbooks
      @Catbooks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He's equal parts annoying and endearing.

  • @TheWonderGirl23
    @TheWonderGirl23 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This guy is all over the place and I love it.

    • @mja91352
      @mja91352 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Says a lot about YOU

  • @browningautomatic2393
    @browningautomatic2393 ปีที่แล้ว

    GREAT VIDEO ! THURSDAY 12/28/23 DECEMBER 28, 2023

  • @rgaleny
    @rgaleny 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY

  • @HyPhuyenTheSwordPrince
    @HyPhuyenTheSwordPrince 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I can't believe the nintendo game Legend of Zelda was named after The Real Zelda before Robin named his Daughter Zelda Williams from the Zelda Games since they loved the game series.

  • @jbnycyoutub
    @jbnycyoutub 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Zelda was clinically insane, and ‘Save me the Waltz’ is utterly unreadable

    • @liunderground1899
      @liunderground1899 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree that her book is unreadable. But she might have feigned mental illness to get away from Scott.

  • @jamieeckert6697
    @jamieeckert6697 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He lost me when he showed 2 pictures that weren't even her.

  • @robertsantana3261
    @robertsantana3261 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Scott should have perhaps dumped Zelda after his first book was published. Talk about blind love!

  • @rgaleny
    @rgaleny 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    classical/Hellenic beauty was inspired by platonic proportions. HELLENISTIC BEAUTY WAS ROMANTIC AND NATURAL IN NATURE. MODERNISM'S BEAUTY WAS ROMANTIC AND SOCIALLY CRITICAL. TRY TO CAPTURE THE PATHOS IN THE GAME BETWEEN PEOPLE, NOT SOME ABSTRACT IDEAL OF IT'S PERFECTION.

  • @patrickhicks9880
    @patrickhicks9880 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    they put me the women from the b-52's to mind when they were young wild and beautiful

  • @rgaleny
    @rgaleny 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    BEAUTY IS QUALITY OR BEAUTY IS A LIE

    • @rgaleny
      @rgaleny 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      TO SOME THE AFTER LIFE IS A IE, ANS SO TOO REINCARNATION. OTHERS NEED IT TO HAVE EXISTENTIAL HOPE.

  • @lzad3764
    @lzad3764 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    F. S. F. ripped of so much of her stuff, and used so many of her sayings and ideas. But I guess it was a perfect storm.🤷‍♀️ I do like the presenters’ enthusiasm, even though it is a bit...

  • @bobby7844
    @bobby7844 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    But flappers is such a better word.

  • @icanspotliarsandincelsnido6408
    @icanspotliarsandincelsnido6408 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Scott plagiarized his wife

  • @ninka1965
    @ninka1965 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    La femme fatale

  • @kathrynmcelroy5658
    @kathrynmcelroy5658 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love it except the obnoxious over referral to Mr. Zelda....

  • @jomama1103
    @jomama1103 ปีที่แล้ว

    Am I they only one annoyed by this New York born and raised man overusing British pronunciations, idioms and phrases? So pretentious.

  • @michelleloberg1624
    @michelleloberg1624 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The remarks about Stein and how butch she was are pretty insulting and sexist.

    • @annesantoro8646
      @annesantoro8646 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Michelle Fischer oh for crying out loud

    • @annesantoro8646
      @annesantoro8646 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He is so clearly a feminist, and he’s being light hearted about his critiques of multiple characters, obviously embellishing their more eccentric characteristics for dramatic effect

    • @annesantoro8646
      @annesantoro8646 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      There is nothing sexist about his opinions IMO

    • @RkristinaTay
      @RkristinaTay 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Gertrude Stein was a sexist. From a man's point of view.

    • @wenniegirl
      @wenniegirl 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Stein WAS butch!

  • @burrwoodgehrke6887
    @burrwoodgehrke6887 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I must say. Rough. A lotta me, a lotta perpenicular pronoun.

  • @JamesMilliganJr
    @JamesMilliganJr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just started watching this. Dr. Riley must belong to the same tie-knotting school as President Trump!