É cada texto aleatório com que me deparo na web que puta merda…
“It is difficult to overestimate the importance of Anacharsis [ver favoritos] in the development of French neoclassicism and in the creation of philhellenic sentiment. Though there had been earlier attempts to popularize and disseminate what was known of Greek antiquity, none had been as influential and successful in educating Europe to an appreciation of the life and sensibility of ancient Greece.”
“This very popular work describes Greece as seen by a barbarian Scythian, who commits the anachronism of visiting Athens a few years before the birth of Alexander the Great and of conversing with Phocion, Epaminondas, Xenophon, Plato, Aristotle and Demosthenes. In his travels through the provinces he makes note of the manners, morals, and customs of the inhabitants and takes part in their festivals. The work furthered contemporary knowledge of ancient Greece and gave rise to many imitations.”
“Success spawns sequels. Some fan fiction grew into books in their own right. For those wanting more spice, M. Chaussard wrote FÊTES ET COURTISANES DE LA GRECE. SUPPLEMENT AUX VOYAGES D’ANARCHARSIS ET D’ANTENOR. The work relates to the customs of the ancient Greeks both public and private, and gives Anacharsis a male companion, which may mean what it means. The last Anacharsis appeared as recently as 1928 when Abel Hermant brought out a textbook, LE NOUVEL ANACHARSIS. PROMENADE AU JARDIN DES LETTRES GRECQUES. A good character never dies and becomes part of the language.” Success spawns bad literature, I should say…
“It was Jean-Baptiste Joseph Champagnac writing under the nom de plume Ch.H. de Mirval, who broadened the travels of Anacharsis to include Asia. He changed him also from a Scythian to an Indian. L’ANACHARSIS INDIEN: OU, LES VOYAGEURS EN ASIE. TABLEAU INTERESSANT DES MERVEILLES DE LA NATURE ET DE L’ART, DES MOEURS, USAGES, COSTUMES, ETC.”
“Superheroines can also grow old but never really die. There can be new episodes even with an aging cast. As with Disney classics, it is possible for XENA to be revived every ten or fifteen years.” Cough.
“Who in modern life really cared about ancient Greece until Xena came along? Ten years ago, you could not give away sets of Anacharsis. They were what booksellers called a dog, just lumber decorators used to fill shelves in stylish houses. Xena gave new life and interest to a musty subject.” HAHAHAHA!
“Abbé Barthelemy took thirty years to write his epic. No need to create <what if> segments to meet production deadlines. Just film what they wish and <keep them in the can>, as they say about storing unreleased projects.”
“Both Lucy Lawless and Renée O’Connor could plan, in about a decade from now, with family and children under control, to put on new costumes and do another couple seasons. Can anyone imagine how hard it would be to recast Xena or Gabrielle? Another actor in either part would be a fool professionally and physically to attempt it. Costume pictures are expensive and risky. Consider the example of the grand star of the old school, Gloria Swanson.”
“Only the most famous writers have a canon. Most authors have only collected works. Writers like Horace, Homer, Shakespeare, Beaumont & Fletcher, Voltaire, and Goethe have canons [HOMER?!?!]. Fan fiction books not in their canon are called apocryphal. Having a canon, the writer is no longer just an author. They can be respectably studied at universities, courses can be given, and theses can be written.”
“Correctly handled the XENA material can take on a life of its own. The closing announcement was titled <XENA comes to an end>. The end is prologue. Coupled with Anacharsis it might outlive the corporate entity Universal Studios itself. It can live longer than Studios USA. It will certainly outlive the careers of any irritating executives who work there now. Many entities of Hollywood once called Epic or Colossal and such are gone and forgotten. XENA must be carefully protected from the mundane.”
“Surrounded with such cultural and geographical illiterates, it is not surprising that CLEOPATRA 2525 and JACK OF ALL TRADES are more to their taste. Compared to XENA they are on life-support. Just another ho hum futuristic sci-fi even infusions of XENA cannot save.”
“Critics can also be won over. People only criticize winners, not losers. In forming the character of the Indian Brahmin Anacharsis, the World Viashnava Association can act as consultants. He should be the ideal devotee with a profound understanding of the astral nature of Krishna. Driven around in a stretch limousine and a week at the Beverly-Wilshire Hotel can win over the severest critics. However, the issue is larger. There are thousands of little villages in India with electricity only a few hours a day. There is only one television, and they all sit and watch it. It would be nice if it were XENA.”
“Finding a classic novel from an earlier century based on the same times and material is unique. Attached to an historic classic, XENA too will become a classic.”
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