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Trying to decide which of these is the best shared-world writer... Larry Send a noteboard - 23/12/2012 02:23:35 AM
Trying to decide between two anonymous sources, Bertrand de Bar-Sur-Aube, Luigi Pulci, Matteo Maria Boiardo, Ludovico Ariosto, or Lope de Vega. Which one of them do you think does the best job creating a fascinating story/setting for Charlemagne's Twelve Paladins?

*hears crickets*

OK, for those of you not familiar with the authors listed above, have you ever tried epic poetry to see some of the other sources for contemporary epic fantasies? There are some truly magical works out there, many of them free/cheap as e-books or in print editions. Am currently alternating between the authors mentioned above and 1-2 others for a mass reading/re-reading of available Roland/Orlando stories, as this character was a personal favorite before I ever read Tolkien or any 20th-21st century fantasy fiction.
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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Trying to decide which of these is the best shared-world writer... Larry - 23/12/2012 02:23:35 AM 1225 Views
I have heard of the Bertrand fella, and the Twelve Paladins but I haven't read any of his works Stephen - 23/12/2012 02:58:41 AM 959 Views
Ha! Larry - 23/12/2012 03:04:37 AM 1065 Views
I do intend to read Orlando Furioso (and Gerusalemme Liberata) at some point. Legolas - 23/12/2012 08:30:03 AM 957 Views
What does Gerusalemme Liberata have to do with it? Tom - 23/12/2012 02:49:41 PM 920 Views
Never had a formal lesson in Italian Larry - 23/12/2012 05:17:48 PM 940 Views
I actually believe Italian to be the easiest Romance language Tom - 23/12/2012 07:26:43 PM 904 Views
It certainly isn't the hardest (Romanian and then French might be that) Larry - 23/12/2012 07:42:38 PM 1055 Views
Romanian always seemed quite easy to me Tom - 24/12/2012 02:08:17 AM 903 Views
I think we're interpreting this a bit differently here Larry - 24/12/2012 04:15:46 AM 1093 Views
So by "purity" you really mean the simplicity and limitation on vowel sounds... Tom - 26/12/2012 01:20:40 AM 1006 Views
Yes, although I prefer it being in reference to a lesser range of variation in vowel sound to letter Larry - 26/12/2012 04:33:06 AM 1029 Views
Eh, they're both famous Italian epics? Legolas - 25/12/2012 07:06:37 PM 1015 Views
You make it sound as though Medieval Italian is radically different from Modern Italian. Tom - 26/12/2012 01:15:24 AM 1050 Views
From the aesthetic point of view I think that Ariosto is recognized as the best. Tom - 23/12/2012 02:54:43 PM 1043 Views
I agree (all but the Bar-Sur-Aube I've read in the original language, with translations to help) Larry - 23/12/2012 05:16:04 PM 1029 Views
Since it's a short book I might just buy a paperback and hope Dumbarton Oaks issues a hardcover. Tom - 23/12/2012 07:29:52 PM 931 Views
It'll be a few months at least before I tackle Mommsen in any language Larry - 23/12/2012 07:44:42 PM 910 Views
I took a chance and ordered Orlando Furioso a week ago from amazon.it Tom - 24/12/2012 02:14:02 AM 1215 Views
Hopefully it'll be what you want Larry - 24/12/2012 04:19:32 AM 1112 Views
Sadly, ABEbooks hasn't been very helpful in this instance. Tom - 26/12/2012 01:24:26 AM 1240 Views
Yeah, the lack of photos is a hindrance at times Larry - 26/12/2012 04:34:40 AM 1012 Views
Io sono trasportato di gioia Tom - 28/12/2012 12:32:21 AM 927 Views
And I just ordered their Tasso. Tom - 28/12/2012 01:09:08 AM 880 Views
Very strange indeed Larry - 28/12/2012 04:46:26 AM 1048 Views
Montanelli was not a fan Tom - 28/12/2012 05:40:14 AM 1062 Views
True Larry - 29/12/2012 02:41:02 AM 1355 Views
Excellent! Larry - 28/12/2012 04:45:42 AM 1033 Views
The books are not as rigid as a cardboard-style hardcover, but they aren't very supple. Tom - 28/12/2012 05:36:35 AM 939 Views
I agree about the Old French and Catalan - it makes sense when you think about it. Legolas - 25/12/2012 07:18:35 PM 953 Views
It's even simpler than that. Tom - 26/12/2012 01:48:02 AM 922 Views
Having finished re-reading the Pulci, I think that one might interest you as well Larry - 25/12/2012 08:59:38 AM 951 Views
Once I read what I have, perhaps Tom - 26/12/2012 01:32:27 AM 998 Views
Saw the title of this and immediately thought: Tite Kubo. haha *NM* MalkierKnight - 03/01/2013 10:27:22 PM 1064 Views
Well, I will freely admit my near-total ignorance of manga *NM* Larry - 03/01/2013 11:50:43 PM 439 Views
Larry, you're so awesome. </Cartman> *NM* Joker - 13/01/2013 01:15:21 AM 602 Views
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