tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post6797608845929321344..comments2024-01-02T15:37:04.858-05:00Comments on Caravana de recuerdos: The Three MusketeersRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-32268960366513371782019-04-01T12:24:25.663-04:002019-04-01T12:24:25.663-04:00I found that very interesting too, all the more so...I found that very interesting too, all the more so after what happened to d'Artagnan's love interest. Too much reality! I was surprised, I have to confess, to discover Dumas to be more of a "complete" novelist in terms of his range than I had expected and not just a writer of popular adventure tales. That was a pleasant surprise for me.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-11223262094869695232019-04-01T12:17:45.210-04:002019-04-01T12:17:45.210-04:00Ha, touché about the jaded/bromance thing as measu...Ha, touché about the jaded/bromance thing as measured by the French fondness for thieves vs. detectives. And that carries on into the 20th century with the Fantômas books and Louis Feuillade films. Your point about the amorality of the musketeers is one that hadn't really crossed my mind. I guess they are less "wholesome" than they might have been in others' hands. In any event, I re-started Sue's <em>The Mysteries of Paris</em> last night. I'll have to keep many of these 19th century points in mind!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-50732063116787105452019-04-01T10:55:27.980-04:002019-04-01T10:55:27.980-04:00After all the adventures and high jinks, I particu...After all the adventures and high jinks, I particularly like the very sombre mood of the closing section.ArgumentativeOldGithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15885550353748027145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-56982778934068942142019-04-01T10:39:52.234-04:002019-04-01T10:39:52.234-04:00The standard French idea of bromance entertainment...The standard French idea of bromance entertainment starts pretty jaded. You're probably safe (I mean unsafe) wherever you look. It's the 19th century French who did not like stories about detectives nearly as much as they liked stories about thieves.<br /><br />I do remember, as a tender youth, being a little shocked by the amorality and anti-heroism of the Musketeers.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com