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Count of Monte Cristo, a famous novel of the French revolution
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Nov 17, 2017 10:40
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Boys read superhero comic's MEN read Middle English chivalric romances
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Nov 17, 2017 12:03
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uhh, no, this is what men read
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Nov 17, 2017 12:26
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whatevz fucked around with this message at 04:00 on Apr 25, 2022 |
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Nov 17, 2017 14:04
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What on earth is wrong with the people that post in this thread
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Nov 17, 2017 14:12
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CestMoi posted:What on earth is wrong with the people that post in this thread reading is how the devil enters your soul
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Nov 17, 2017 14:17
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A human heart posted:It's nice to see originality alive and well in the comic book superhero fandom It was an homage. I liked the joke. I even changed it up a little to avoid copyright infringement. You know, like they did with Batman to avoid comparisons with the Count of
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Nov 17, 2017 15:11
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BravestOfTheLamps posted:Count of Monte Cristo, a famous novel of the French revolution
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Nov 17, 2017 15:19
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Earnestly posted:It was an homage. I liked the joke. I even changed it up a little to avoid copyright infringement. You know, like they did with Batman to avoid comparisons with the Count of I humbly request that you never post again.
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Nov 17, 2017 15:35
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Im glad me posting about reading the count of Monte Cristo has outed so many retards
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Nov 17, 2017 15:53
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VileLL posted:fell into complete, joyous religious conversion after i realised that 'jesus' was the Green Lantern of the 1st centurey Stole that joke and it got a good laugh, so well done to you sir
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Nov 17, 2017 16:55
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i tried to think up some funny ones but i dont know any super heros 
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Nov 17, 2017 17:51
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Powaqoatse posted:reading is how the devil enters your soul supposedly Metternich said that the three discoveries which most destabilized Europe were America, gunpowder, and the printing press. ban books save a life.
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Nov 17, 2017 18:11
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There are for sure a lot of weird & hilarious pamphlets & tracts insulting European countries/rulers/religions/etc so I'd wager that claim has merit.
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Nov 17, 2017 18:21
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fridge corn posted:Im glad me posting about reading the count of Monte Cristo has outed so many retards wait and hope.
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Nov 17, 2017 21:19
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you either die a Mancuso or live long enough to see yourself become a Reilly
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Nov 17, 2017 21:24
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dorian gray is a little shitstain, im looking forward to his suffering
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Nov 17, 2017 21:33
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idk I'm gonna look down upon the city of Paris (I'm Jean Valjean you see) and whisper "Non!"
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Nov 17, 2017 23:00
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Wiley Cash has a new book out. Very hype.
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Nov 18, 2017 01:23
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J_RBG posted:Boys read superhero comic's this but unironically
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Nov 18, 2017 01:44
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Mel Mudkiper posted:Wiley Cash has a new book out. Very hype. Let me just read an american who is a 'new york times best selling author'
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Nov 18, 2017 01:55
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A human heart posted:Let me just read an american who is a 'new york times best selling author' It's a good plan to find some good reads! Best of luck.
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Nov 18, 2017 02:14
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Mel Mudkiper posted:Wiley Cash has a new book out. Very hype. Can't wait to read something by a guy who isn't even the best writer named Wiley
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Nov 18, 2017 02:48
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CestMoi posted:Can't wait to read something by a guy who isn't even the best writer named Wiley
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Nov 18, 2017 14:09
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To whoever recommended Ali Smith: thank you! I finished Autumn and thought it was very nice. It seems Winter isn't at my local library yet so would anyone mind recommending me another of her books in the meantime? Or is any one of the previous ones a good choice?
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Nov 19, 2017 05:09
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sat on my keys! posted:To whoever recommended Ali Smith: thank you! I finished Autumn and thought it was very nice. It seems Winter isn't at my local library yet so would anyone mind recommending me another of her books in the meantime? Or is any one of the previous ones a good choice? I think her breakout was Hotel World? At least that's the one I kept hearing about before I read her. I liked How to Be Both better tho.
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Nov 19, 2017 06:49
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Guy A. Person posted:I think her breakout was Hotel World? At least that's the one I kept hearing about before I read her. I liked How to Be Both better tho. Yes How To Be Both is my favorite, haven't read Hotel World though. Such a special book, it has put Ferrara on my list of places to definitely visit in Italy as well. Artful I liked very much as well, but it's closer to essays than a novel though it has a narrative that frames the essays.
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Nov 19, 2017 10:31
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how about the accidental? that's the one i got accidentally.
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Nov 19, 2017 10:48
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Burning Rain posted:how about the accidental? that's the one i got accidentally. No idea but the summary reads like vintage Ali Smith (family dinner gone wrong after mysterious guest appears)
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Nov 19, 2017 11:00
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blue squares posted:I saw Jeffery Eugenedies's new book at Barnes and Noble and literally gasped out loud. But turns out it is just a book of short stories. So disappointed. Well worth reading just for the story "Air Mail" alone.
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Nov 20, 2017 01:04
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I think I need to be a bit more careful when I buy translated books. I recently purchased a collection of Rumi without knowing anything about it him at all. While reading it I noticed that it all seemed rather modern for a 14th century Persian. Looking into it the "translator", Coleman Barks, simply updated already translated poems into something the average modern American could understand without scaring them by mentioning Islam. I was really enjoying it up until then but this sort of soured me a little. Is this a good way to translate poetry? How do you go about researching a translated text and what makes you chose one version over another?
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Nov 20, 2017 03:17
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*ezra pound's eyes light up*
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Nov 20, 2017 03:33
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Hey, it's the last 24 hours for the 2017 Book Barn Secret Santa! Come and take a look if you're at all interested and email me if you want to sign up. If you want to join in but are busy today, drop me an email and I'll let you sneak in in the next couple of days.Wrageowrapper posted:I think I need to be a bit more careful when I buy translated books. I recently purchased a collection of Rumi without knowing anything about it him at all. While reading it I noticed that it all seemed rather modern for a 14th century Persian. Looking into it the "translator", Coleman Barks, simply updated already translated poems into something the average modern American could understand without scaring them by mentioning Islam. I was really enjoying it up until then but this sort of soured me a little. Is this a good way to translate poetry? How do you go about researching a translated text and what makes you chose one version over another? lol
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Nov 20, 2017 05:31
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Wrageowrapper posted:I think I need to be a bit more careful when I buy translated books. I recently purchased a collection of Rumi without knowing anything about it him at all. While reading it I noticed that it all seemed rather modern for a 14th century Persian. Looking into it the "translator", Coleman Barks, simply updated already translated poems into something the average modern American could understand without scaring them by mentioning Islam. I was really enjoying it up until then but this sort of soured me a little. Is this a good way to translate poetry? How do you go about researching a translated text and what makes you chose one version over another? I can't say I know anything about the poems of Rumi in particular but I think you should probably avoid translations aimed at the average american
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Nov 20, 2017 05:43
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A human heart posted:I can't say I know anything about the poems of Rumi in particular but I think you should probably avoid translations aimed at the average american Totally agree but the bastards didn't advertise that on the back of the book.
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Nov 20, 2017 05:48
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Did it not have a translator's introduction or anything like that? Most good translations of poetry will have things like that where they explain why they've done it a certain way, the meter they've used and so on.
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Nov 20, 2017 06:25
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A human heart posted:Did it not have a translator's introduction or anything like that? Most good translations of poetry will have things like that where they explain why they've done it a certain way, the meter they've used and so on. The guy he is reading doesn't read Persian, so probably doesn't have a whole lot of insights into why he chose certain representations of Rumi's meaning over others
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Nov 20, 2017 12:52
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Wrageowrapper posted:I think I need to be a bit more careful when I buy translated books. I recently purchased a collection of Rumi without knowing anything about it him at all. While reading it I noticed that it all seemed rather modern for a 14th century Persian. Looking into it the "translator", Coleman Barks, simply updated already translated poems into something the average modern American could understand without scaring them by mentioning Islam. I was really enjoying it up until then but this sort of soured me a little. Is this a good way to translate poetry? How do you go about researching a translated text and what makes you chose one version over another? Finding out what translation you like is entirely about feel. You read a bit of a few different ones online and go with the translation you feel like you could read for however long the book is. Poetry is hell to translate and no matter what version you choose there will be someone saying it's a disgrace to the original so basically don't worry about it beyond whatever criteria you set yourself. Maybe avoid second hand translations that seek to make Sufi mysticism accessible to the average American in future tho
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Nov 20, 2017 12:58
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"And the thirty birds got to the top of the mountain and they said "hey show us the thirtybirds" and it turned out the thirtybirds was them, except without a space between 'thirty' and 'birds'"
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Nov 20, 2017 12:59
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god said to abraham, kill me a son, and abe said, man, you must be puttin' me on!
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