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Nice. The version I first read had "Thou"s, "art"s, and "wherefore"s all over the place. It made the denser chapters less accessible. I'll probably look at this
by steelbird 9y ago
Nice. The version I first read had "Thou"s, "art"s, and "wherefore"s all over the place. It made the denser chapters less accessible. I'll probably look at this one in a year or two, once the price has gone down a bit ;)
- cmccart 9y agoI think we read the same version. "Verisimilitude" was a new word for me. I'm still trying to find a way to use it in conversation.
- hodgesrm 9y agoWe use it constantly in bars in Berkeley. Example: "The pronouncements of [insert least favorite politician here] do not exhibit the faintest degree of verisimilitude." You can add rhetorical flourish by taking a thoughtful sip of beer immediately thereafter.
- ironic_ali 9y agoAlong the same lines is 'verily' - and as you mention, beer (and chin stroking while looking ponderous) is always involved.
- mccoyspace 9y ago"The advent of photography freed painting from the task of verisimilitude, opening the door to a world of abstraction."