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    I recently went to '47 Ronin'. The special...

    I recently went to '47 Ronin'.

    The special effects were above average, but the story felt rushed and thin. The Samurai were too melodramatic for me, and (sorry if this offends anyone) I have...
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    I love this. Wow, delicious....

    I love this. Wow, delicious....
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    I thoroughly enjoyed reading the works of...

    I thoroughly enjoyed reading the works of Herodotus. His work is a combination of history and storytelling, and has some sections dedicated to ancient Egypt. Fascinating, and essential reading, in my...
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    Sticky: Poll: Hi Qimi. It was a hard choice for me between...

    Hi Qimi. It was a hard choice for me between "Mother of War" and "I never Knew You". I enjoyed them all, and I will return when I have little more time to meditate on them. (I've been working 80+ hrs...
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    Cacian, I renew my objection. Have you read...

    Cacian, I renew my objection. Have you read Gertrude Stein yet? Your poetry seems to be looking to fill a similar vein, but you're missing The Carafe, That is A Blind Glass.
    "A kind in glass and a...
  6. Hi Peter, I love that you brought up the...

    Hi Peter,
    I love that you brought up the Gilgamesh Epic. Welcome to the forum, I hope you stick around. :)

    Siduri is thought by some to be the model of Circe in Homer's Odyssey. Both are divine...
  7. I like the Norton Critical Edition. It has all...

    I like the Norton Critical Edition. It has all the different versions, and also anaylasis, side notes, and essays.
  8. I have always found the women in Gilgamesh very...

    I have always found the women in Gilgamesh very intriguing, and Siduri is no exception.

    On the surface her advice seems hedonistic, but after some reflection I am inclined to side with your...
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    My personal opinion with reading Faulkner for the...

    My personal opinion with reading Faulkner for the first time is not to over analyse. Sparknotes and Wikipedia can help, but, for me, there came a point in each Faulkner novel where it all just...
  10. Thread: Marcel Proust

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    The Absinthe Drinker by Viktor Oliva. It was...

    The Absinthe Drinker by Viktor Oliva. It was hanging in the Cafe Slavia in Prague, Czech Republic. A friend who visited brought me a reprint.
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    I agree, Proust takes some serious digestion...

    I agree, Proust takes some serious digestion time. Its so rich that at times it needs dilution. When I was reading it I read an easier book at the same time, like Vonnegut's Bluebeard, and traded...
  12. Thread: Marcel Proust

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    Its true, any of our senses can transport us in...

    Its true, any of our senses can transport us in time and evoke strong memories, but our senses of sight, touch, and hearing are first processed by the thalamus, our center of language, among other...
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    Proust, too, noticed the direct link between our...

    Proust, too, noticed the direct link between our sense of tastse and smell and our memory.

    "When from a long distant past nothing subsists, after the people are dead, after the things are...
  14. Thread: Marcel Proust

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    Marcel Proust

    Even a bureau crammed with souvenirs,
    Old bills, love letters, photographs, receipts,
    Court depositions, locks of hair in plaits,
    Hides fewer secrets than my brain could yield.
    It's...
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    When I think of the word troll, especially when...

    When I think of the word troll, especially when related to the act of internet trolling, I always think of the fishing application, when you pull a bait through the water at a slower speed to see...
  16. Thread: a book talk

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    Hi Cacian. Your many poems here, including this...

    Hi Cacian. Your many poems here, including this one, make me wonder if you are a fan of Gertrude Stein? If you haven't explored her yet, "tender buttons" might be something you would enjoy. She, too,...
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    My heart goes out to you, too, Qimi. I had to put...

    My heart goes out to you, too, Qimi. I had to put my old German short-hair, Oden, down a short time ago. Heart wrenching, for sure. We had a lot of good times together. I'll always remember the first...
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    Wolf, if your name is ever on a ballot for...

    Wolf, if your name is ever on a ballot for anything, you've at least got one vote!
    What is even worse than rhyming poetry is rhyming translators. What are the chances of Pushkins poems rhyming in...
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    Its easy to feel bullied from both sides of this...

    Its easy to feel bullied from both sides of this issue. I've heard from one side, even in this very thread, that if I fight to keep an assault rifle I'm sacrificing little school kids....wth??......
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    I'd like to weigh in as a man born and raised in...

    I'd like to weigh in as a man born and raised in the north woods of America.
    Up here hunting is a large part of our culture, and every household I can think of contains at least one rifle. My wife...
  21. True enough, but I have always considered Dumas...

    True enough, but I have always considered Dumas to be a step below authors like Proust or Tolstoy. I guess I have always wondered if I would still feel that way if he hadn't lived such a prolific...
  22. As with every rule or observation we can make,...

    As with every rule or observation we can make, exceptions always exist. A man slaving for two passions usually disappoints on both fronts, however, this is not always the case, and the men who...
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    I saw Kerouac's "On the Road" mentioned a few...

    I saw Kerouac's "On the Road" mentioned a few times here. I would like to add "Desolation Angels" to that recommendation. Parts of it are beautiful.

    Also, one of my favorites that I haven't seen...
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    Just counting literature I read an average of two...

    Just counting literature I read an average of two hours a day,usually before my family is awake. I also read to my kids, and try to read a few poems with my wife every day.

    I found I have to make...
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    Also, not everyone was enamoured with his plays....

    Also, not everyone was enamoured with his plays. According to Aristotle, through some of his plays, Aeschylus may have revealed some inner secrets of the Eleusinian cult he was a member of. This...
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