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I like how the kid butters him up a bit before just admitting that he's asking for beer money. Refreshingly honest.
by freshyill 11y ago
I like how the kid butters him up a bit before just admitting that he's asking for beer money. Refreshingly honest.
- Danieru 11y agoOf worthy note: "In the year 1400 he penned this imaginary letter from a student to his father:"
- cfoobaz 11y agoSo that particular letter was a parody?
- knodi123 11y agoYes, that one was, although it's still medieval.
- kosievdmerwe 11y agoThough parodies and satires still offer you an insight into the lives and state of minds of people back then.
- stormbrew 11y agoThat's the Eustache Deschamps one. The first one, which the article doesn't attribute and doesn't claim is imaginary, also makes a veiled reference via Bacchus, though.
- sisl 11y agoThe first one is more subtle, but he's even more brazen. "For you must know that without Ceres and Bacchus Apollo grows cold." Ceres is the goddess of fertility. Bacchus the god of booze.
- freshyill 11y agoYeah that's the one I was referencing. Ceres is also the goddess of agriculture and grains, so I figured he was asking for beer (Ceres) and wine (Bacchus). Although your interpretation of Ceres would make this a much more interesting thing to write home to dad about.
- bzbarsky 11y agoYou have to keep in mind that in the time period in question beer or weak wine was what you drank when you were thirsty a lot of the time. Safe drinking water was hard to come by.