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by **SSBubbles** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:02 am

Oracle wrote:Homer

No doubt!

Homer Simpson? :shock:

by **Oracle** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:07 am

SSBubbles wrote:
Oracle wrote:Homer

No doubt!

Homer Simpson?

I wonder how many people resisted the temptation

by **tessintrnc** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:14 am

SSBubbles wrote:
Oracle wrote:Homer

No doubt!

Homer Simpson?

I think Homer is amongst the greatest of the ancients, although some scholars say that he didn't exist and is himself fictional!!

Modern writers - I love Oscar Wilde's style and flair......

by **Oracle** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:18 am

tessintrnc wrote:
SSBubbles wrote:
Oracle wrote:Homer

No doubt!

Homer Simpson?

I think Homer is amongst the greatest of the ancients, although some scholars say that he didn't exist and is himself fictional!!

Modern writers - I love Oscar Wilde's style and flair......

First time I've heard of Turks being referred to as scholars.

Which of Wilde's work have you read?

by **SSBubbles** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:21 am

Oracle wrote:
SSBubbles wrote:
Oracle wrote:Homer

No doubt!

Homer Simpson?

I wonder how many people resisted the temptation

Lighten up O. It is a GREAT day here!

by **tessintrnc** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:30 am

I like the short stories - especially the ones for Children, The selfish Giant, and the Happy prince can still move me to tears. The plays - I like some, but not all, and I heartily dislike some of his poetry!! But all in all - a great Irish writer (crap husband though)!!!!

I was in fact lucky enough to have been bought a collection of his entire works, and unlucky enough to have it turn to mush when the workshop was flooded out :cry:

by **Oracle** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:33 am

SSBubbles wrote:
Oracle wrote:
SSBubbles wrote:
Oracle wrote:Homer

No doubt!

Homer Simpson?

I wonder how many people resisted the temptation

Lighten up O. It is a GREAT day here!

Yup .... getting too hot already. Swim later

Don't know how I'm going to cope during the week living in Nicosia with only the weekends by the sea :roll:

by **Nikitas** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:43 am

Homer used all literary devices in his epics- you name it, it is there- flashback, story withing a story, sub plots. So he is the first known pioneer of story telling, there must have been others before him but we do not know them.

Then comes Shakespeare.

Modern writers- the title must go to Hemingway. He was once challenged to write a story in five words, and he did- "for sale, baby shoes, unused". He was also a great hunter which pisses off liberals who would love to embrace his liberalism but cannot! I love seeing the politically correct fascists frustrated.

by **Oracle** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:54 am

tessintrnc wrote:I like the short stories - especially the ones for Children, The selfish Giant, and the Happy prince can still move me to tears. The plays - I like some, but not all, and I heartily dislike some of his poetry!! But all in all - a great Irish writer (crap husband though)!!!!

I was in fact lucky enough to have been bought a collection of his entire works, and unlucky enough to have it turn to mush when the workshop was flooded out

His Children's stories are not much liked by children from what I have experienced/heard. So you haven't actually read any of his works.

I found "The Picture of Dorian Gray" dull and witless and attempted a few of this other novels but finished no others. He was good at the one liners but that does not make a "World's greatest writer". A biography I read on him went some way to make him an interesting character though.

As a playwright he wasn't a touch on Noel Coward.

On the other hand Roald Dahl is amazing for both adults and children and I have read all his short stories and most of the Children's books. All were incredible adventures and real page turners.

by **Oracle** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:56 am

Nikitas wrote:Homer used all literary devices in his epics- you name it, it is there- flashback, story withing a story, sub plots. So he is the first known pioneer of story telling, there must have been others before him but we do not know them.

Then comes Shakespeare.

Modern writers- the title must go to Hemingway. He was once challenged to write a story in five words, and he did- "for sale, baby shoes, unused". He was also a great hunter which pisses off liberals who would love to embrace his liberalism but cannot! I love seeing the politically correct fascists frustrated.

Nikitas .. Hemingway was from a different time when hunting game was not the major problem it is today ...

Here is your hunting hero :roll:

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