tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post728226252396920689..comments2024-03-29T03:04:00.853-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: A gay frolic with Guy de MaupassantAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-69015373450782598842011-05-27T10:15:33.921-05:002011-05-27T10:15:33.921-05:00Absolutely - just a list in the back with date of ...Absolutely - just a list in the back with date of first publication would be helpful.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-73045198586325183912011-05-27T03:04:24.111-05:002011-05-27T03:04:24.111-05:00Amateur Reader-I so much wish as you said that sho...Amateur Reader-I so much wish as you said that short story collections of the works of one author be in order of publication with the date of publication easy to find-I am reading a collection of the short stories of Colette in which the editor no where tells us when the stories were published and he groups them according to what he thinks the stories are about-I am very happy to have the stories translated but I hate the way the collection is done-I bought it sight unseen but would tell others to avoid itMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-91773054365854128942011-01-31T19:35:40.967-06:002011-01-31T19:35:40.967-06:00Rebecca, the edition you read did not have the fak...Rebecca, the edition you read did not have the fake stories. But it sure has some smutty ones. You list "Mouche" as <a href="http://reviews.rebeccareid.com/stories-by-guy-de-maupassant-favorites/" rel="nofollow">a favorite</a>. Five guys share a willing girl, repeatedly, she becomes pregnant and they all agree to be the father, an event ensues, and the story ends with a naughty joke.<br /><br />This is "gentleman's magazine" stuff. It's cute, very likable, but basically just a bawdy fantasy.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-45630343889054921202011-01-31T19:07:15.164-06:002011-01-31T19:07:15.164-06:00I must not have read any of the fake "smutty&...I must not have read any of the fake "smutty" stories because I didn't find him all that smutty. Or maybe I was just reading those old translations. :)Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-92168912530401949322011-01-27T16:11:52.782-06:002011-01-27T16:11:52.782-06:00Thanks so much for those helpful links. I'm s...Thanks so much for those helpful links. I'm still puzzled why the English and American translators are so hostile to identifying publication dates.<br /><br />Interesting how the 1971 translator was afraid his readers would not fully understand "girls," isn't it?<br /><br />verbivore - I have no doubt you'll love some of it! How much, I wouldn't want to guess.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-57854232464523710532011-01-27T07:44:52.090-06:002011-01-27T07:44:52.090-06:00Thanks for that slice of excellently-translated Ma...Thanks for that slice of excellently-translated Maupassant. Hilarious! <br /><br />A friend of mine gave me all her Maupassant when she moved away; she was convinced I would love his work. I can't wait to get started.Michellehttp://incurablelogophilia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-19385776788161543922011-01-27T07:17:58.876-06:002011-01-27T07:17:58.876-06:00The original French text for "the gay frolic&...The original French text for "the gay frolic" reads as follows : "...et il passa sa nuit avec des filles", litterally "with girls" - certainly more concise and colourful than "with some prostitutes".<br />As seen from a French point of view, your story of Maupassant's reputation ruined by trashy editors is fascinating.<br />You can find the complete list of his works ranked in chronological order at http://maupassant.free.fr/cadre.php?page=oeuvre.<br />The list is in French, but the site features the English translation of 150 of Maupassant's short stories or so.<br />I also recommend ww.guydemaupassant.fr : the entire works of Maupassant as free audio-books (in French only).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976998859181086972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-28659639379739307342011-01-26T22:39:39.124-06:002011-01-26T22:39:39.124-06:00Soon - good. More incentives tomorrow and Friday.Soon - good. More incentives tomorrow and Friday.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-73706718132895269162011-01-26T21:11:32.282-06:002011-01-26T21:11:32.282-06:00I bought a collection of de Maupassant's stori...I bought a collection of de Maupassant's stories for my Nook this Winter, but have yet to delve into them. Soon, perhaps, as you give me incentive.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-8187955580256045952011-01-26T16:10:49.894-06:002011-01-26T16:10:49.894-06:00Ranking stories by merit is the very last thing an...Ranking stories by merit is the very last thing any graduate student is going to do. Not in a dissertation. Not in a dissertation that qualifies for a PhD.<br /><br />Every collection I've mentioned is a selection by merit. Each translator or anthologist thinks he's got just the right batch. They all disagree with each other. That's what I find so interesting.<br /><br />Emily - you have to admit that the "gay frolic" euphemism does successfully conceal what Maupassant actually wrote. I wouldn't of guessed, either.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-66641713825571015222011-01-26T15:07:48.523-06:002011-01-26T15:07:48.523-06:00**
It just does not seem possible to me that some...**<br /><br />It just does not seem possible to me that some smart graduate student somewhere hasn’t complied a credible collection of Maupassant’s short stories and ranked them according their merit. <br /><br />Surely some student must have written a doctorial thesis on Maupassant’s short stories by now.<br /><br />VinceVincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707773426729777989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-64485712334091202362011-01-26T12:56:08.478-06:002011-01-26T12:56:08.478-06:00Heh, someone's definition of a "gay froli...Heh, someone's definition of a "gay frolic" is different than mine.Emilyhttp://www.eveningallafternoon.comnoreply@blogger.com