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It's a common 19th century thing, I'll admit Larry Send a noteboard - 30/12/2010 10:49:42 PM
The problem is that it is a modern reconstruction of things so it starts to sound fan-fic-ey to me. :P


Then again, a lot of people seem to think Ivanhoe was historically accurate ;)
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

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I think I'm through with translations Tom - 29/12/2010 04:53:47 AM 576 Views
Well, you might need it for part of José María Arguedas' Los ríos profundos Larry - 29/12/2010 05:56:31 AM 336 Views
I'm sure they're good writers, but are they GREAT writers? Tom - 29/12/2010 10:14:11 PM 339 Views
Thiong'o is Larry - 29/12/2010 10:46:00 PM 357 Views
Since I can read Spanish the question of who is or isn't great in Spanish is moot. Tom - 29/12/2010 11:57:18 PM 356 Views
I agree on the Spanish Larry - 30/12/2010 12:47:30 AM 369 Views
If the Kalevala were actually historic I might be tempted. Tom - 30/12/2010 05:27:00 AM 341 Views
It's a common 19th century thing, I'll admit Larry - 30/12/2010 10:49:42 PM 366 Views
Sadly, a lot of people STILL think The Da Vinci Code was historically accurate. Tom - 31/12/2010 12:04:40 AM 321 Views
Ha! Larry - 31/12/2010 03:53:32 AM 350 Views
I mentioned Persian poetry as an "iffy" call. Tom - 31/12/2010 05:52:29 AM 354 Views
I've had that happen with some Romance language poetry Larry - 31/12/2010 06:07:42 AM 324 Views
Norwegian? or other Scandinavian languages? Camilla - 29/12/2010 01:44:46 PM 338 Views
No, no interest. Tom - 29/12/2010 10:10:26 PM 370 Views
Re: No, no interest. Camilla - 29/12/2010 10:11:45 PM 424 Views
I'm basing this on others not being translated or mentioned or discussed. *NM* Tom - 29/12/2010 10:14:48 PM 148 Views
Seriously? Camilla - 29/12/2010 11:24:34 PM 365 Views
I'm dismissing authors that don't have general acceptance in the literary canon. Tom - 30/12/2010 12:01:18 AM 369 Views
You are only going to read what people read in college? Camilla - 30/12/2010 12:08:43 AM 324 Views
Let me state it otherwise: no one outside Scandinavia reads those people. Tom - 30/12/2010 05:25:28 AM 365 Views
August Strindberg definitely is a big name. And as for Blixen... Legolas - 30/12/2010 07:00:42 PM 351 Views
Ew...Out of Africa...I hated that movie. Tom - 30/12/2010 09:41:35 PM 339 Views
See my point? Legolas - 30/12/2010 10:23:27 PM 363 Views
I guess I do see your point. Tom - 30/12/2010 11:59:39 PM 316 Views
Re: I guess I do see your point. Camilla - 31/12/2010 03:00:07 PM 351 Views
Oh, and I read and loved Kierkegaard. Tom - 29/12/2010 10:15:05 PM 322 Views
in translation? *NM* Camilla - 29/12/2010 11:58:13 PM 158 Views
Yes, in translation. I don't know Danish and am not going to learn. *NM* Tom - 30/12/2010 12:02:14 AM 155 Views
Seems to me like you're just ignoring the books in languages you don't speak, tbh... Legolas - 29/12/2010 09:58:15 PM 332 Views
None of those people sound interesting. Tom - 29/12/2010 10:09:08 PM 377 Views
Odd question prompted by this. Has The Lord of the Rings ever been published in Elvish? *NM* MightyYT - 01/01/2011 04:21:21 AM 186 Views
No. The Elvish languages aren't developed enough for that. *NM* Legolas - 01/01/2011 11:25:21 AM 152 Views
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