tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post2975929283045476444..comments2024-02-05T10:41:31.777-05:00Comments on I Saw Lightning Fall: Drake on Classical Lit for Genre WritersLoren Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-36113358846788616142010-07-11T20:37:58.727-04:002010-07-11T20:37:58.727-04:00I've mostly managed (I read well, but speak li...I've mostly managed (I read well, but speak like a two year-old) to teach myself a second language. I like the subtle ability to pick up on a different culture and different ways of thinking of things that you see in other languages/cultures.AidanFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876041003278004627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-64032275689110168172010-07-08T08:03:14.489-04:002010-07-08T08:03:14.489-04:00That's a good one, but to really get the feel ...That's a good one, but to really get the feel for his horror works (which is what seems to have endured over time) check out <a href="http://www.literature.org/authors/poe-edgar-allan/amontillado.html" rel="nofollow">"The Cask of Amontillado"</a> and <a href="http://www.literature.org/authors/poe-edgar-allan/tell-tale-heart.html" rel="nofollow">"The Tell-Tale Heart."</a> Pure, spine-shivery awesome.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-75058830055169860472010-07-07T11:01:49.563-04:002010-07-07T11:01:49.563-04:00Poe? First time i read Poe was back when i was 14 ...Poe? First time i read Poe was back when i was 14 years old (that's 20 years ago), I remember very wel the story: The Golden Bug.Deka Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328847551867893941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-34829503196257574742010-07-07T08:21:58.207-04:002010-07-07T08:21:58.207-04:00SC,
Every genre writer needs to read Poe -- no ex...SC,<br /><br />Every genre writer needs to read Poe -- no exceptions. He's wonderful and terrifying, beautiful and horrible. In other words, absolutely perfect.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-60050730126007410352010-07-07T08:21:18.456-04:002010-07-07T08:21:18.456-04:00Deka,
Ah, copyright! I hadn't even thought ab...Deka,<br /><br />Ah, copyright! I hadn't even thought about that. Good point.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-18005610752451326572010-07-07T01:04:18.573-04:002010-07-07T01:04:18.573-04:00I've always been a fan of old stories, even be...I've always been a fan of old stories, even before I knew I was supposed to be snooty about them. I read collections of fairy tales (Andersen and Grimm, yes, and also my mother's "world tales" collections), the Mabinogion, the complete works of Poe. I think a lot of the old stories shaped the way I think about writing.Scattercathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302815654553659644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-27681622477416170122010-07-06T11:36:33.489-04:002010-07-06T11:36:33.489-04:00Loren, true. a great source. and free of copyrught...Loren, true. a great source. and free of copyrught issues , if this bothers you.<br /><br />About the learning of a second language... i suppose the trouble arise when one is traveling to another countries where do not speak english.<br /><br />That, and in the case of my country, well, plenty of spanish are easy to please if you are able to express in a understable (i'm sure this word is bad written) way.Deka Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328847551867893941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-65764563944814043112010-07-06T08:10:36.674-04:002010-07-06T08:10:36.674-04:00Patti,
As I revist some stuff from high school no...Patti,<br /><br />As I revist some stuff from high school now, I'm also finding that experience to be true. For some reason I lacked the insight to understand the nuances of those works back then.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-39194130858782021382010-07-06T08:09:45.211-04:002010-07-06T08:09:45.211-04:00B.,
In "the original Klingon," huh? Cla...B.,<br /><br />In "the original Klingon," huh? Classic.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I don't think most Americans will go to the trouble of learning <i>any</i> second language, much less a "dead" one. A shame, really, especially since I myself fall pretty squarely in that category. I picked up a little Spanish in college, but never kept up with it. Now, my wife not only can speak some Spanish, she also knows a little Greek.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-91156855212995427572010-07-06T08:05:20.429-04:002010-07-06T08:05:20.429-04:00Deka,
Folklore is a great source of story ideas, ...Deka,<br /><br />Folklore is a great source of story ideas, particularly the sort that isn't well known. I think that Grimm, for example, is completely mined out.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-26570186284390566892010-07-05T18:12:48.245-04:002010-07-05T18:12:48.245-04:00As a student late in life, I read many classics in...As a student late in life, I read many classics in my forties and I am glad I did. In my twenties, I wouldn't have gotten as much from them.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-31432813426330263482010-07-05T16:32:13.073-04:002010-07-05T16:32:13.073-04:00Well, if help in any way... my english is 100% sel...Well, if help in any way... my english is 100% self taught, or almost. With a little help for my girlfriend. The rest, patience and practice. And jack vance booksDeka Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328847551867893941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-10208347754131538752010-07-05T16:17:37.060-04:002010-07-05T16:17:37.060-04:00In the original languages, eh? Looks like my Shake...In the original languages, eh? Looks like my Shakespeare studies were <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=340YeUb6P7c" rel="nofollow">all for naught</a>.<br /><br />But seriously, I do think classic tales are fantastic source material. I just don't know that everyone has the time or skill to learn an extra language. I know just enough Spanish to get into trouble, and that's after classes in high school and four semesters at college.B. Nagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620736939701035617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-34458156258746065452010-07-05T15:49:31.411-04:002010-07-05T15:49:31.411-04:00For me, a great source is the legends of my natal ...For me, a great source is the legends of my natal land, Cantabria (a small region, in the northern coast of Spain). We have plenty of them.<br /><br />And in written works, , Robert E Howard. Michael moorcock, Jack Vance... too many, i fear ;)Deka Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328847551867893941noreply@blogger.com