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off topic: the word prose refers to ordinary written language, as opposed to, say, poetry, so when you describe his writing as near-prose like, i'm not sure wha
by pasquinelli 9y ago
off topic: the word prose refers to ordinary written language, as opposed to, say, poetry, so when you describe his writing as near-prose like, i'm not sure what you're getting at, but i think you mean to say he writes fairly poetic prose.
- twic 9y agoAny guess at what the grandparent thought 'courtesan' meant?
- barry-cotter 9y agoCourtier, implying well spoken andamusing
- danieltillett 9y agoProstitute. No this is not a complement in the context.
- denom 9y agoI meant Courtier [1] I see NN Taleb as someone who _attends_ to power, but can never wield real power himself. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtier
- n4r9 9y agoMy guess is that "near-prose like" refers to writing that feels like it is being spoken as you read it. I can somewhat understand that. I've never read any of this guy's work before. Despite the "preliminary draft" footnote, he strikes me as not a very thoughtful writer. I can forgive "Sometimes around the fifth century" but not "beggars who flouted they scorn of material possessions". Flouted material possessions? Flaunted their scorn of material possessions? Once I get the impression that someone is using words without fully understanding their meaning, it's hard for me to seriously consider what they are trying to convey. Perhaps that's a little harsh, but he is supposed to be a writer.