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Post by MaliceGarden on Apr 5, 2005 10:24:23 GMT 2
you right, im reading books for my degree and when i go to the toilet or sometimes before sleep "witchcraft in europe" by some 2 guys, which names i cant remember, but the book is from the 70's.
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Post by SPooN on Apr 5, 2005 16:11:17 GMT 2
I'm a big fan of Sci Fi, I love Douglas Adams Hitchhikers guide series, Larry Nivens Ringworld books and all of Nivens other books as well. I also enjoy History books, Mythology and just about anything else that will provide me with some interesting facts/storys to bastardize later on in life.
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Post by DaveTheRake on Apr 6, 2005 9:04:17 GMT 2
dave: yes, there are saints called ines. Well, I didn't explain good enough. Of course, I know there's a Saint called Ines; what I must find is the reason why she was beatified; not name is at random in a 17thC play, so I suspect Saint Ines must have done any mirecle relating with raping or death for love affairs or something like that. I'll tell you when I find...
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Post by DaveTheRake on Apr 6, 2005 9:16:37 GMT 2
It seems I've found something... Ines comes from Latin Agnus, meaning pure. Saint Ines was a thirteen years old girl on Rome, year 290; her family was Christian; the son of the Major of Rome saw her and fell in love with her; he promised to her a lot of riches, but she denied 'cos she said she only would marry Jesus; hence the son of the major denounced her and she was condemned to be marthyrized and her head be cutted down. She received the marthyrium with no sign of pain ( : and before she was burned and her head cutted, she made the sign of the cross (supposse nthing to do with the Iron Maiden song ) So maybe Zorrilla and the Portuguesse traditional tale chose that name for the meaning of purity. At least in Zorrilla's play she is suppossed to be the most pure Woman in Seville (though this is impossible, no woman is pure in Seville ) that's why Don Juan makes the bet with the other guy to see who is able to seduce her. Malice, how it was the Portuguesse tale? Let's see if we can contrast both stories.
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Post by illumina on Apr 6, 2005 10:13:26 GMT 2
that's why Don Juan makes the bet with the other guy to see who is able to seduce her. Sounds a bit like Les Liaisons Dangereuses!
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Post by Humppaporo on Apr 6, 2005 10:35:44 GMT 2
SPooN: I'm not at all fond of sci fi, with one big exeption though: I love Dune by Frank Herbert. I've read all books several times...or maybe it's just no ordinary science fiction and could you call '1984' and 'war of the worlds' science fiction? I like those too...
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Post by illumina on Apr 6, 2005 12:00:57 GMT 2
and could you call '1984' and 'war of the worlds' science fiction? I like those too... Yeah, sort of. I'm reading 1984 at the moment, and just finished Brave New World. Really good!
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Post by Humppaporo on Apr 6, 2005 14:21:34 GMT 2
Oh yeah, of course 'Brave new world' how could I forget!
Great books those two...there's also a Dutch book, which is a bit about this theme...it's called 'Blokken' by Bordewijk. But I doubt if it's ever translated.
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Post by DaveTheRake on Apr 7, 2005 7:35:39 GMT 2
Sounds a bit like Les Liaisons Dangereuses! Hmm, sorry I haven't read, though I have heard about it. Anyway, this one is from 18'C maybe? Don Juan Tenorio was written on 17th Century... so Les Liaisons is posterior
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Post by Bjärn on Apr 9, 2005 17:48:46 GMT 2
Mostly anything from 19th Century Beaudelaire Mary and Percy Shelley Longfellow Thomas Lovell Beddoes And of course..Poe. Poe is my poetic hero. Lovecraft wrote a poem about Poe, that I love.
My favourite books: Ligeia Murders in the Rue Morgue(Who could hate such an attractive character like Dupin) Frankenstein
My favourite poems are The Reaper and the Flowers, Where Once Poe Walked and The Sleeper.
"My love, she sleeps. Oh may her sleep as it is lasting so be deep, soft may the worms about her creep."-Poe
"Only the few who sorcery's secret know, Espy amidst these tombs the shade of Poe."-Lovecraft
Who do I hate? Stephen King and his prositution of novels.
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Post by DaveTheRake on Apr 11, 2005 8:18:52 GMT 2
What about Coleridge? If you like the gloomy atmosphere of Poe's poems, you may like Christabel, or the Rhyme Of The Ancient Mariner.
Have you read Keat's Saint Agnes Eve? It also had a dark atmosphere which I liked vet much. For me, Keats was the mos ellegant of British second wave of Romantics... as long with Byron, of course.
About Lovecraft... I had a great time with him when I was 16 but well, then you realize that the guy was a bit right winged and a fucking damned racist.
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Post by Hedetrolden on Apr 12, 2005 21:18:38 GMT 2
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsson: En glad gutt (A happy Boy) Arne Synnøve Solbakken Great book about life in the Norwegian countryside in the mid 19th century.
Johan Bojer: Den siste Viking (the last viking) Fantastic book about the hard life of the crew on a Norwegian fishingboat 100 years ago. One of my all.time fave books
Johannes V. Jensen: Kongens Fald (The fall of the King) Great novel taking place in Denmark and Sweden in the late medieval ages, following the life of a student, alter mercenary, under the service of king Christian the 2.nd of Denmark.
Aleksis Kivi: Seven Brother. Should't need any introduction on this board. Great Finnish novel!
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Post by illumina on Apr 13, 2005 16:53:49 GMT 2
Hmm, sorry I haven't read, though I have heard about it. Anyway, this one is from 18'C maybe? Don Juan Tenorio was written on 17th Century... so Les Liaisons is posterior Yeah, it's 18th C, so a little bit behind, but it's very good nonetheless. As always, tons better than the film.
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Post by Humppaporo on Apr 14, 2005 23:54:42 GMT 2
In relation to the discussion about the shamanic issue in the Korpiklaani thread, I'd like to recommend: The clan of the cave bear by Jane Auel. I suppose most of you know this already, it's really very good imo. She did a lot of research before she wrote this and she also postulates an interesting theory about the evolution of mankind.
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Post by illumina on Apr 22, 2005 12:21:32 GMT 2
Great book, although I prefer the 4th in the series, the Plains of Passage - I love all the herbal references (especially the insect repellant, I must try it at some point!).
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