montagnarde1793 | The Very Long Post (all right, *posts*): Part II

Now for an article and a link which should have ranting, but don't because....they just don't. XD

I must say, I'm not quite sure why this book needed to exist, but since it does, a rather annoying compilation of reviews. As promised, I will leave off the rant, but I do entreat you to consider the sentence "Marie-Antoinette's greatest sin, it seems, was that she insisted on being herself", and shudder with me.

Item Two: I don't know how many of you have seen the new and decidedly un-improved version of the Antoinette movie's website, but the production notes are truly frightening.....In related news, the one supposedly "authentic" piece of music there was written by Scarlatti, an Italian composer who died in 1725. Does anyone else think the odds of that being played in Versailles during Antoinette's stay there are just a *bit* low?

Next Post: The root of all that is wrong with American politics, brought to you by my ever-so-annoying-and-obviously-biased AP US History class, and my review of Manon, as performed this past Saturday evening at the LA Opera (including rant about alternate stagings and how they never show my favorite operas--or they show them at times and in places there is no way I can possibly be).

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So after reading this, I am not so sure I should have suggested you read the story I have been posting in stages on sexandthecomite, though I have seen you comment on some things there. The AP History reference gave me a clue as to how old (young) you are, so now I am a bit embarrassed to have said anything. If you were my daughter, I am not so sure I'd want you reading my writing. On the other hand, I can't say that I wasn't doing as much when I was your age.

You do great research. Reading this, I miss my school days, especially the ones in France, when I could truly focus on my research, and spend whole days in libraries and archives.

I'm sure it's nothing I haven't read (or written) before myself. I may not be very old, but I realize a few things about life and about history that many my age probably don't. Take for example the age of the Revolutionaries; just about anyone my age would typically think they're...not old perhaps, but old enough to be beyond the scope of people they could relate to. On the other hand, I can see that they're young, terrifyingly young to be leading a country. Brilliant, eloquent, yes, but not old and sage. Perhaps I'm unusual, or perhaps I no not from where I speak; I'll leave you to judge that, shall I?

You do great research.
I don't know about that; I do research well-enough to distinguish truth from propaganda and I do have the advantage of being able to get into the Stanford University library any time I want....When I'm a historian and write a book on the Revolution, that will probably be the better time to weigh my abilities.

Ah, forgive me but I must intervene: Estella is the wise benjamine of my LJ friends! ;)

I always forget the age she has! She's much serious than I was her age. She knows much more things about the Fr Rev than I do -- even if I'd like to pretend (but I'm bad at pretending -__-' )... and I think she very well knows what

sexandthecomite is all about, since she participated to it too ^_^

Apparently my meaning was not clear above.

What I was trying to say is precisely what you're saying. My compliment was sincere.

When I said I was not so sure that I should have referred her to my story, what I trying to convey is that a person my age making such a suggestion to someone her age could be construed as offensive or at least highly improper. That was certainly not my intention. I understand completely that she is involved in the community (as I said, I have seen comments), and I did not mean to imply that she wouldn't understand or appreciate the story. Only that if my behavior was seen as inappropriate, it was motivated by lack of information, not lack of decency or good judgement. ;)

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