I watched this series at a time when my interest in the Pre-Raphaelites was particularly strong, and the way the subject was portrayed genuinely disappointed me.
I don’t deny that the lives of the Pre-Raphaelites were marked by passion, infidelity, lust, and the like, yet the way their journey was portrayed — stripped of any idea and reduced to something base —deeply upsets me.
The Pre-Raphaelites were presented as rebels for the sake of rebellion, whereas their ideals were, in essence, profoundly romantic.
I watched this series at a time when my interest in the Pre-Raphaelites was particularly strong, and the way the subject was portrayed genuinely disappointed me.
I don’t deny that the lives of the Pre-Raphaelites were marked by passion, infidelity, lust, and the like, yet the way their journey was portrayed — stripped of any idea and reduced to something base —deeply upsets me.
The Pre-Raphaelites were presented as rebels for the sake of rebellion, whereas their ideals were, in essence, profoundly romantic.
