tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post2783958441514065017..comments2024-01-02T15:37:04.858-05:00Comments on Caravana de recuerdos: El burlador de Sevilla [The Trickster of Seville] Group ReadRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-17629518032158097742014-06-23T00:31:50.173-04:002014-06-23T00:31:50.173-04:00No worries, Amanda! I haven't even started ye...No worries, Amanda! I haven't even started yet, so I may post around the same time as you, who can tell? Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-85608799015634944362014-06-19T12:22:09.450-04:002014-06-19T12:22:09.450-04:00Richard, I probably won't be posting until the... Richard, I probably won't be posting until the start of July, as some work-related deadlines popped up unexpectedly, so I won't have time to write anything up before then. But I'm through the English translation! (Next: challenge myself to the Spanish.)amanda @ simplerpastimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127945915013121105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-66820944602166664842014-06-18T22:46:41.401-04:002014-06-18T22:46:41.401-04:00Great to hear, Tom--you and Amanda make much bette...Great to hear, Tom--you and Amanda make much better company for this group read than the solo version I feared I might have to undertake at the time of the launching of this post! Look forward to hearing about that other pillager in due time, by the way.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-13848800330841223482014-06-18T22:41:16.893-04:002014-06-18T22:41:16.893-04:00Cleanthess, thanks for sharing that great quote. ...Cleanthess, thanks for sharing that great quote. "Movie-infested times": genius! Was Gracq pulling our legs, though? Movie adaptations weren't "robbery" on a par with theatrical adaptations but rather prestigious pillage instead of abusive pillage? I don't really follow the "logic."Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-90133192275547984852014-06-18T18:12:02.972-04:002014-06-18T18:12:02.972-04:00I'm in, too. I am by coincidence reading anot...I'm in, too. I am by coincidence reading another of the pillagers, a total surprise to me.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-90575405318835742532014-06-18T01:23:28.112-04:002014-06-18T01:23:28.112-04:00As Julien Gracq wrote:
Movies, which swallow up bo...As Julien Gracq wrote:<br />Movies, which swallow up books without tasting them and value the ability of a book to transfer without loss from the world of words to the domain of images, [...] has rescued The Three Musketeers from the purgatory to which literary taste had condemned it. Thus Cinema grants a new prestige to works with little imperfections but strongly put together, works that can move between media without ceasing from working. At this point in time, it's conceivable that, in order to survive, works of art will have to be able undergo a double, triple or even quadruple incarnation (novel, play, movie, and comic book). The Deceiver from Seville, the original source of the legendary Don Juan, had it been written in our movie-infested times, would have preserved for Tirso de Molina the eminent paternity that was stolen from him by Mozart and Moliere. More classicist literary times celebrated the abusive pillage of the work of creative writers by more refined, more perfect artists, who stole their prestige from them. This robbery will not be allowed any more in the era of the seventh art.Cleanthesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363416290397892659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-31167967221879848832014-06-12T12:17:13.003-04:002014-06-12T12:17:13.003-04:00Amanda, wonderful news--thanks for the company! L...Amanda, wonderful news--thanks for the company! Look forward to hearing your thoughts either later in the month or early next month. Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-29999999265788894712014-06-11T20:15:56.312-04:002014-06-11T20:15:56.312-04:00I'm in! I'm actually over halfway through ...I'm in! I'm actually over halfway through an English translation, and I'm hoping to have time to read the Spanish version I have (it's in a volume with 9 other Siglo de Oro plays and intended for classroom use, so I think it has helpful vocab notes). I'm not particular about June vs. July, so if anyone else is reading and has a preference, fine by me.amanda @ simplerpastimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127945915013121105noreply@blogger.com