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I agree (all but the Bar-Sur-Aube I've read in the original language, with translations to help) Larry Send a noteboard - 23/12/2012 05:16:04 PM
I do keep looking for La Chanson de Roland in the Old French in hardcover and can't find it anywhere. There was one old one that amazon.fr wouldn't ship outside Europe because it was through their marketplace, and then that one disappeared. I found a crappy paperback version in lots of places, but I'm not going to buy that. Pléiade doesn't even sell one. I was able to get Chretien de Troyes, Livre du Graal (3 volumes) and Tristan et Yseult, but not that.


As you know, I have no problems with reading them on my iPad if available and frustratingly enough, La Chanson de Roland isn't available anywhere I searched as an e-book (translations don't count; already had one from my college days). I had to resort to reading it in sections from a website in order to read it. Old French reminds me of Catalan for some reason. I can understand the majority of it without help, but the forms are amusing to me more than frustrating.

Have most of the de Troyes in cheap paperback, but that'll await 2013 or later before I read them.
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 1367 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 1062 Views
Ha! Larry - 23/12/2012 03:04:37 AM 1203 Views
I do intend to read Orlando Furioso (and Gerusalemme Liberata) at some point. Legolas - 23/12/2012 08:30:03 AM 1070 Views
What does Gerusalemme Liberata have to do with it? Tom - 23/12/2012 02:49:41 PM 1050 Views
Never had a formal lesson in Italian Larry - 23/12/2012 05:17:48 PM 1078 Views
I actually believe Italian to be the easiest Romance language Tom - 23/12/2012 07:26:43 PM 1054 Views
It certainly isn't the hardest (Romanian and then French might be that) Larry - 23/12/2012 07:42:38 PM 1184 Views
Romanian always seemed quite easy to me Tom - 24/12/2012 02:08:17 AM 1056 Views
I think we're interpreting this a bit differently here Larry - 24/12/2012 04:15:46 AM 1207 Views
So by "purity" you really mean the simplicity and limitation on vowel sounds... Tom - 26/12/2012 01:20:40 AM 1127 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 1158 Views
Eh, they're both famous Italian epics? Legolas - 25/12/2012 07:06:37 PM 1148 Views
You make it sound as though Medieval Italian is radically different from Modern Italian. Tom - 26/12/2012 01:15:24 AM 1214 Views
From the aesthetic point of view I think that Ariosto is recognized as the best. Tom - 23/12/2012 02:54:43 PM 1147 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 1172 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 1059 Views
It'll be a few months at least before I tackle Mommsen in any language Larry - 23/12/2012 07:44:42 PM 1052 Views
I took a chance and ordered Orlando Furioso a week ago from amazon.it Tom - 24/12/2012 02:14:02 AM 1352 Views
Hopefully it'll be what you want Larry - 24/12/2012 04:19:32 AM 1231 Views
Sadly, ABEbooks hasn't been very helpful in this instance. Tom - 26/12/2012 01:24:26 AM 1365 Views
Yeah, the lack of photos is a hindrance at times Larry - 26/12/2012 04:34:40 AM 1141 Views
Io sono trasportato di gioia Tom - 28/12/2012 12:32:21 AM 1056 Views
And I just ordered their Tasso. Tom - 28/12/2012 01:09:08 AM 1008 Views
Very strange indeed Larry - 28/12/2012 04:46:26 AM 1168 Views
Montanelli was not a fan Tom - 28/12/2012 05:40:14 AM 1189 Views
True Larry - 29/12/2012 02:41:02 AM 1502 Views
Excellent! Larry - 28/12/2012 04:45:42 AM 1159 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 1064 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 1096 Views
It's even simpler than that. Tom - 26/12/2012 01:48:02 AM 1038 Views
Having finished re-reading the Pulci, I think that one might interest you as well Larry - 25/12/2012 08:59:38 AM 1116 Views
Once I read what I have, perhaps Tom - 26/12/2012 01:32:27 AM 1129 Views
Saw the title of this and immediately thought: Tite Kubo. haha *NM* MalkierKnight - 03/01/2013 10:27:22 PM 1149 Views
Well, I will freely admit my near-total ignorance of manga *NM* Larry - 03/01/2013 11:50:43 PM 517 Views
Larry, you're so awesome. </Cartman> *NM* Joker - 13/01/2013 01:15:21 AM 653 Views
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