tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post6562915687849231457..comments2024-02-28T01:11:56.474-08:00Comments on THE LAND OF NOD: Simplicity HimselfJohn Matthew Staterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-78490710593832139062017-05-30T07:47:43.903-07:002017-05-30T07:47:43.903-07:00... BRB, writing Sorcerors & Sodomites!... BRB, writing Sorcerors & Sodomites!Ian Coakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913819809213069717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-83017724493339046522017-05-28T18:27:55.374-07:002017-05-28T18:27:55.374-07:00wow, great post by you and complementary commentar...wow, great post by you and complementary commentaries by Melan! I really like the referencesPedro Oblizinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298766732186297475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-43841364315705654822017-05-08T22:58:24.467-07:002017-05-08T22:58:24.467-07:00You may also wish to check out the Spanish picares...You may also wish to check out the Spanish picaresque tradition - that's where it all started with Lazarillo de Tormes, and where the genre first flowered (Don Quijote is obviously the most famous of them). These are the precursors to most of the pulp fantasy stories we read and enjoy - and many of them hold up rather well.Melanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165894144553629675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-63108614566373998512017-05-08T16:32:57.903-07:002017-05-08T16:32:57.903-07:00I need to look into those other books.I need to look into those other books.John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-31414209162425446912017-05-06T14:03:17.660-07:002017-05-06T14:03:17.660-07:00Good post about an excellent novel!
Simplicissimu...Good post about an excellent novel!<br /><br />Simplicissimus (along with the sequels, especially <b>The Tale of Courage, The Notorious Thief, Whore and Vagabond</b>) may be my favourite book of all time, and it made an impression on me all right. It dares to be a funny book about a great tragedy, and it is full of life, wisdom and wit. Great stuff and really one of the major adventure novels.<brMelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165894144553629675noreply@blogger.com