Ok, I'm listening to a speaker talk about the Christian things slipped into LotR. Of course Tolkien managed it in a way that he does not sound preachy at all
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Speaking of Poe, I wrote this poem and submitted it to the Literary Magazine editing class for consideration for our campus' annual literary magazine. They didn't like it much. As a friend of mine in that class explained it, she was the only one to defend it. It reminded her of Poe, she said.
And half the class looked at her and said, "Who's Poe?"
And these were the people who edit the literary magazine? *Shudder*
Oh, my friend ranted to me about that. She said they killed Twelfth Night. Which they did... so we're going to go see it and thrown popcorn. Then she's going to go with me to Eragon and we're going to thrown more popcorn...
Macavity's a Mystery Cat: he's called the Hidden Paw-- For he's the master criminal who can defy the Law. He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad's despair: For when they reach the scene of crime--Macavity's not there!
On a side note, I read somewhere about a woman who researched the Phantom. I wish I still had the link to her website, but here's what she found, in a nutshell:
There was a man who helped build the Opera Garnier who had a facial deformity. He had been abandoned as a child and taken in by a Middle Eastern man and given the name James (I think--it was months ago that I read this). Anyhow, he worked on construction, and, after the opera house was completed, he met a soprano there and they fell in love. They married and ended their days in Italy. I believe they had children, as well.
If I can find the website, I'll pass the link on to you.
I found a similar article (same one?) but I read that she did reject him. He stopped eating and died from starvation... it was his body they found under the Opera Garnier. *Cry*
I have to re-reserch this and get all the facts straight. If they did marry, YAY ERIK (Well, James...), if they didn't... Poor, unhappy Erik...
The article also mentioned that Leroux himself had a "Christine" figure, which was used more than once in his stories, I believe. She did reject him; perhaps that is what you're thinking of, Faustyna.
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And half the class looked at her and said, "Who's Poe?"
And these were the people who edit the literary magazine? *Shudder*
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Next issue at hand. Who's Poe?? GRR. I love Eddie! He is a genius and I just finished memorizing Annabel Lee...
People today frighten me... and make me weep...
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Such a damn funny play. And NO ONE gets it! We should start a Literature community...
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For he's the master criminal who can defy the Law.
He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad's despair:
For when they reach the scene of crime--Macavity's not there!
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*ahem*
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There was a man who helped build the Opera Garnier who had a facial deformity. He had been abandoned as a child and taken in by a Middle Eastern man and given the name James (I think--it was months ago that I read this). Anyhow, he worked on construction, and, after the opera house was completed, he met a soprano there and they fell in love. They married and ended their days in Italy. I believe they had children, as well.
If I can find the website, I'll pass the link on to you.
--Hackslayer
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I found a similar article (same one?) but I read that she did reject him. He stopped eating and died from starvation... it was his body they found under the Opera Garnier.
*Cry*
I have to re-reserch this and get all the facts straight. If they did marry, YAY ERIK (Well, James...), if they didn't... Poor, unhappy Erik...
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--Hackslayer
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