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Re: Books Circa 1950 or Before
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:13 pm
by Fife
With all due respect, you make light of Poe. That's my point.
Re: Books Circa 1950 or Before
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:16 pm
by MilSpecs
Fife wrote: Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:13 pm
With all due respect, you make light of Poe. That's my point.
Never. Why do you think so? He was the master of the short story. His works weren’t edited for the anthology that I know of. I know half of it is poetry but it’s still a book. Dickens wrote serials but his books are great in their entirety.
Re: Books Circa 1950 or Before
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:19 pm
by Fife
Sorry, this is a great thread.
What's the magic about the "circa" 1950 or before tho?
That's a serious question.
Re: Books Circa 1950 or Before
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:27 pm
by brewster
Fife wrote: Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:19 pm
Sorry, this is a great thread.
What's the magic about the "circa" 1950 or before tho?
That's a serious question.
A lot of folks think anything old, like B&W movies, sucks. I couldn't believe it when a young man in the early 90's told me he had never watched a B&W movie, if he saw one he'd keep flipping stations.
Re: Books Circa 1950 or Before
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:30 pm
by MilSpecs
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. Great work, but you could read Poe to cheer up afterward.
Re: Books Circa 1950 or Before
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:34 pm
by Fife
brewster wrote: Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:27 pm
Fife wrote: Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:19 pm
Sorry, this is a great thread.
What's the magic about the "circa" 1950 or before tho?
That's a serious question.
A lot of folks think anything old, like B&W movies, sucks. I couldn't believe it when a young man in the early 90's told me he had never watched a B&W movie, if he saw one he'd keep flipping stations.
Are we talking about movies, or books?
I know that young people don't watch any b/w video, do you need someone to tell you that they don't read books (from any era) either?
Re: Books Circa 1950 or Before
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:41 pm
by Speaker to Animals
It's year 17 A2002, people. There is no black and white. Get your social security number checked.
Re: Books Circa 1950 or Before
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:57 pm
by heydaralon
Read Old Books
Re: Books Circa 1950 or Before
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 4:01 pm
by TheReal_ND
Fife wrote: Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:19 pm
Sorry, this is a great thread.
What's the magic about the "circa" 1950 or before tho?
That's a serious question.
The vocabulary, syntax and prose coming from pre 1950 Western authors is generally superior.
Re: Books Circa 1950 or Before
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 4:05 pm
by C-Mag
TheReal_ND wrote: Mon Feb 04, 2019 4:01 pm
Fife wrote: Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:19 pm
Sorry, this is a great thread.
What's the magic about the "circa" 1950 or before tho?
That's a serious question.
The vocabulary, syntax and prose coming from pre 1950 Western authors is generally superior.
All the pages are white too.