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Re: Ciel Re: Translation, interpretation..
Someday... I might find a publisher for that novel... and I wasn't thinking of my rights so much as not infringing on someone else's.
There are a few samples of the novel, HERETICS, here in my writing workshop blog, if you're curious. It isn't everyone's cuppa, what with the supernatural window-dressings: a sort of gothic historical fantasy which I work on, then ignore for months on end.
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Ciel
on September 4, 2012 at 7:03 AM
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Ciel Re: Translation, interpretation..
"... there being a number of translations to draw upon, I read each one, applied what Italian I do have, and came up with my own, to which the rights are mine."
Interesting. I do the same but the idea of retaining the rights had never crossed my mind, probably because I have no ambition to go into print.
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Pannonian
on September 4, 2012 at 6:51 AM
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Translation, interpretation... I wonder what was really on his mind...
And if a mind so far from his world can grasp what he intended.
I once needed to use some of Dante's "Inferno" in a novel of my own, and having but a little Italian, and there being a number of translations to draw upon, I read each one, applied what Italian I do have, and came up with my own, to which the rights are mine.
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Ciel
on September 4, 2012 at 6:21 AM
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It's interesting how there are different translations of one material. It's something that I never gave much thought to until I was older.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on August 31, 2012 at 9:36 AM
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Comparing life in general to a game of chess does have one significant difference . . . when the chess match is over, you can play again! 
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JimmyA
on August 31, 2012 at 8:13 AM
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I read this Rubiyat when I was a freshman in high school - or earlier.
I loved the romantic tone, the fantastic elements, the idea of building a "pleasure dome." The idea of having wealth enough to own a place that went beyond shelter from the elements brought a sense of wonderment to me. That some believe in fate, or Kismet, or that a higher power controls and knows long before we do what will happen, that we are merely markers on a board, was also fascinating. There are times when random coincidence takes on the aspect of pre-determination. I'm still thinking on these questions from time to time, but have reached no conclusion.
posted by
Pat_B
on August 31, 2012 at 4:35 AM
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Off the cuff I like Talbot,
posted by
C_C_T
on August 30, 2012 at 11:34 PM
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