"Blue stocking": the meaning of phraseology and origin (briefly), examples

Rumors go that the expression "blue stocking" (the meaning of phraseology) relates to the marital status of women. In other words, the old maidens are called blue stockings . This is a delusion, and we will destroy it.

Origin

According to historical sources, the expression appeared in England in the 18th century. It is known that at that time various salons and mugs were very popular.

And according to one version of the blue stocking first called the writer, translator and botanist Benjamin Stillingfleet. Speaking in modern language, the habitue of the salon Elizabeth Montague (writer) was a nonconformist and wore black silk stockings instead of blue ones. And so it was. Naturally, the color of the stocking is inextricably linked with the eccentric behavior of the scientist.

Another version connects the phrase "blue stocking" (the meaning of phraseology) with the personality of the husband of one of the visitors of E. Montague's salon. The spouse of the unknown person renamed meetings of women in the writer's salon to the "Blue Stocking Society" meetings.

Byron and Moliere

The society of Elizabeth Montague was so popular that he was immortalized in his work Byron. The joke of the English classics was called "Blue".

Before talking about Moliere, you still need to disclose the meaning of the expression "blue stocking" (the meaning of phraseology follows further). By "blue stocking" is understood a woman who does not fit the feminine canon: dresses like a man, behaves like a man, is interested in what a man is interested in, has a male character.

In France, the 17th century was the term "learned women," which meant the same thing as the "blue stocking." However, already Flaubert uses the "blue stocking" in its usual sense, referring to Moliere.

Business lady and phraseology

Of course, now, when the streets are filled with business women, some of which are much firmer in character, all this seems rather strange. But in England and France in the 17th and 18th centuries, an intellectual woman is a very unusual phenomenon. It was her "blue stocking" (the meaning of phraseology we will fully disclose in the process of research).

In Russia, this expression came from France. By the way, one of the women intellectuals and a member of the Blue Stockings Society said that the French term was born as a result of the literal translation of the word bluestocking.

Lyudmila Prokofievna Kalugina

In the light of the new information received, we learned: the expression in question has nothing to do with the marriage status of a woman. For many, this fact will be a revelation. In any case, when we think about the word combination in a new section, it immediately comes to mind the heroine of the immortal (now already so to speak) comedy by Eldar Ryazanov. We talked about the expression "blue stocking" (the meaning and origin of the phraseology is fully sanctified), now let's turn to the examples.

L.P. Kalugin, of course, an intellectual. Despite the opinion of her Novoseltseva Anatoly Efremovich. She is:

• Perfectly versed in poetry (at least, BL Pasternak).
• Has achieved a high social and professional status.
• Absolutely indifferent to appearance.

The last item needs clarification. When a person works on the inner, he omits the outward appearance and often gets indifferent to him. But not only because of their appearance intellectuals find it hard to find a pair. Novoseltsev in the film tells Samokhvalov straight text: "If you knew, Yura, how I'm afraid of her." Most men are afraid of smart women, because they have a pale appearance against their background, and a strong half of humanity does not tolerate it.

People who are not familiar with the expression "blue stocking" (the meaning and origin of phraseology could not be briefly described) are based on the fact that it is difficult for a woman who is different from the canon to find a pair. Therefore, a misconception is born that the blue stocking is an old maid.

Sarah Connor sample "Terminator" 1 and 2

We pleased connoisseurs of Russian film classics, now it is the turn of foreign lovers.

Sarah is an ordinary student who worked as a waitress. Her life changed dramatically when a cyborg, a killer terminator, was sent for her from the future. And Sarah's time for dizzying adventures began. To protect her sent Kyle Reese. As a result of complex plot moves, it turned out that K. Rees became the father of the future head of the resistance - John Connor. But for the time being one of the heroes of the masterpiece of James Cameron did not know what role he will play in the history of mankind. Arriving in the past, he finds Sarah and tells her what will happen next. She thinks he is crazy, but the terminator as a living proof of the inevitability of the attacker makes Sarah believe the soldier.

The most important thing in the context of our topic is happening towards the end of the film. Sarah takes seriously the story of Kyle Reese, and hence her mission and turns into a classic image of a female warrior, revealed in all its glory in the second part of the epic DiM Cameron.

Sarah is interested in weapons and studies martial arts. He brings up John's son according to the fact that he is the future of all mankind, his last hope. Sarah picks up men for herself for a reason, but only for those who can teach John something. From one phrase of her actual husband Kyle Reese, "No Destiny ..." she develops a whole philosophy. If the reader is unbiased, he will understand that such characteristics as ideology, worship of the goal, propensity to philosophy are traditionally masculine traits. The canonical image of a woman is different. But this is not all on the issue of "blue stocking: the importance of phraseology, examples."

Ordinary woman

In the end, we will sink a little. In fact, the "blue stocking" is a compliment to a stable, independent, independent and intelligent woman. We all know that marriage in our country has been going through a crisis for a long time, and quite often girls are left without a husband for various reasons. It also happens that in such a situation no one can help them. Then one of these representatives of the fair sex assumes the functions of a man: finds a highly paid job, begins to strive for something, understands that her children can only rely on her. And the men who look at such a woman say: "Well, she has children, you know." It does not occur to them that it is she who is the blue stocking (the meaning of phraseology is brief: a strong, intelligent, independent person).