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Thropplenoggin
Originally posted by Sir Velo View PostGiven the number of musical offspring he conjured forth, I think he made good use of his organs.
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I am currently having my brain fried by reading Christopher Priest's The Glamour. I manage a Christopher Priest novel about once every four years and then find I need the intervening period to put my understanding of the world back together. I don't think this is going to make me question the world in quite such a way as The Affirmation but then I haven't got to the pay-off yet.
After this, I may download a freebie copy of Les Miserables for the giggles.The best music is the music that persuades us there is no other music in the world-- Alex Ross
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Thropplenoggin
Originally posted by gingerjon View PostI am currently having my brain fried by reading Christopher Priest's The Glamour. I manage a Christopher Priest novel about once every four years and then find I need the intervening period to put my understanding of the world back together. I don't think this is going to make me question the world in quite such a way as The Affirmation but then I haven't got to the pay-off yet.
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Originally posted by Thropplenoggin View PostDid you see the film adaptation of The Prestige and, if so, what did you think in comparison to the book? I enjoyed the film but have yet to read the book.The best music is the music that persuades us there is no other music in the world-- Alex Ross
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Originally posted by Thropplenoggin View PostDid you see the film adaptation of The Prestige and, if so, what did you think in comparison to the book? I enjoyed the film but have yet to read the book.The best music is the music that persuades us there is no other music in the world-- Alex Ross
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Thropplenoggin
Originally posted by gingerjon View PostTurns out that there really is a website for everything http://www.thatwasnotinthebook.com/d...006/1#diffPage
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I've just started Machiavelli's The Prince (was reminded of its diabolical associations in the Elizabethan era by the speech by Richard-to-be-III in Henry VI:
I can add colours to the chameleon,
Change shapes with Proteus for advantages,
And set the murderous Machiavel to school.
Can I do this, and cannot get a crown?
Tut, were it farther off, I'll pluck it down.
Another bit of Shakespearean anachronism, since this speech could not have been made by Richard later than 1483 when he was crowned and Machiavalli was born in 1469, so would have only been 14 at the oldest at that time. He wrote Il Principe in 1513/14.
Not sure how I'll get on with the text, but the introduction is interestingIt isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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Richard Tarleton
At least it's quite short I dimly remember having to read the Discourses for my Political Theory paper for my degree. I seem to recall M speaking a great deal of sense and nowhere near as diabolical as he was made out to be.
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Originally posted by Richard Tarleton View PostAt least it's quite short I dimly remember having to read the Discourses for my Political Theory paper for my degree. I seem to recall M speaking a great deal of sense and nowhere near as diabolical as he was made out to be.
The Shakespeare speech actually is set, in Olivier's Richard III, in the middle of his 'Now is the winter of our discontent' speech and makes good sense there.It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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