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3:57 AM

Q: A brief list of SOME poets in the 'Dark Romanticism' sub-genre?

I wasn't really sure how to word this in a proper question, but, if I am honest, this question could be reworded as such: "Poets similar to Edgar Allan Poe"? I'm not interested in cringe-worthy, Tumblr-esque slam poetry talking about the darkness of one's heart. But a more nuanced approach like...

poetry

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Nehal Samee

7:08 AM

Can anyone help me regarding the theme of the song of Shakespeare "Under the greenwood tree..." ?

As far as I know , it's : The true seekers of peace and pleasure should shun their ambitions of living in a city and enjoy the happiness and beauty of pastoral life . They can enjoy life there to their heart's content . In city , one may be harmed by disloyalty and frailty .

BESW

8:05 AM

This thread is a great intro to why her new translation of The Odyssey is clear & compelling reading. A lot of the strangeness of the past is made much more apparent. https://twitter.com/EmilyRCWilson/status/970406696836304897

Tweeted by astrokiwi on March 6, 2018 at 9:15 PM

We have an interview with Due coming up in the April issue of Locus. I was just going over the transcript this week, and it's REALLY GOOD. She's brilliant. https://twitter.com/fiyahlitmag/status/971057987270799360

Tweeted by timpratt on March 7, 2018 at 1:09 AM

The literature review explores existing materials that explore the key themes and issues to address in the #MGAIndigenousRoadmap https://www.mgaindigenousroadmap.com.au/literature-review

Tweeted by MGAIndigenous on March 7, 2018 at 1:23 AM

Mithrandir

8:32 AM

@BESW - Would you say that this is an accurate description of the Polynesian languages? conlang.stackexchange.com/a/432/32 You're the most knowledgeable person about this that I know, so I figured I'd ask you :)

BESW

I know enough to know that I know nothing about Polynesian languages; I live in Micronesia.

Mithrandir

Alright, then.

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b_jonas

10:20 AM

@b_jonas: True, but generally don't we encourage people to submit incorrect answers that still match the question, so that others looking for similar material might find their answer? — Sean Duggan 2 mins ago

@SeanDuggan ^ Good question, but not for comments there. I don't know about Lit, but the Sci Fi policies seem like they don't encourage that. In particular, we often close story-id questions as duplicates after the answer is accepted, even if the characteristics described in the question are different from the duplicate, as long as the accepted answer is the same.

Plus, I think we want to encourage people to post story-id questions specific enough that it's hard to post two different answers matching them.

So I'd guess no, but I'm not sure. In this specific case, I commented because the poster of the new answer is new on SE and might not realize how the green check mark works, so he might not have realized that you already found the right book.

FuzzyBoots

10:44 AM

@b_jonas ^_^ As part of the SFF SE, we do encourage good answers that aren't correct but nonetheless match, and for the reason I stated. Unfortunately, I assumed that I would be able to find the book based on the title when I voted up. I probably ought not to have done that because, as it stands, it is not a good answer. It lacks details.

Fabjaja

10:56 AM

@Randal'Thor Thanks! :-) Ooh nice! I'll have a look. (Thanks for that bounty too!)

Rand al'Thor

11:07 AM

@b_jonas This is a good point, but otherwise I agree with Sean/Fuzzy. One of the most underappreciated things about story-ID questions is how helpful they can be to other searchers than the OP. And if someone else is looking for a similar-but-not-quite-the-same story, they might be helped by even an answer that wasn't what the OP was looking for.

@FuzzyBoots Hmm, you're right. All I could find was this and this, neither of which are books.

There's a meta about writing good story-ID answers; maybe link the answerer to that?

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b_jonas

4:01 PM

@Randal'Thor Yes, and I know they're appreciated, because we get a lot of comments from other people searching for the same book. But in that case, I'm not sure why we need to close story-id questions as dupes ever, as opposed to just pointing out the dupe in a comment or answer. (SE picks up links to other questions from the comments too, and shows them in the sidebar.)

(Exceptions could be made for some very dumb ones, like the seventh one-sentence story-id looking for Profession.)

Gallifreyan

4:30 PM

.@_CharlesPreston, compiled a library of FREE Black literature/educational resources that's open to everyone. Content includes but not limited to: - Black Communism/Marxism - Afro-Futurism - Harriet Tubman - Black Feminism/Womanism Check it out: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bz011IF2Pu9TUWIxVWxybGJ1Ync

Tweeted by jermainedesign on March 6, 2018 at 6:52 PM

Bookworm

4:41 PM

Q: Maximou - female warrior in Greek literature?

Who is the female warrior Maximou? Is it true that she never lost a battle? Was she a typical Amazon who lacked beauty?

greek-literature

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Bookworm

7:41 PM

Q: What is the oldest post-modern work of literature?

Post-modernism is understood to have begun in the 20th century, but is seems to me the basis for the movement goes back to at least the Classical period. For instance, Euripides with Iphigenia at Aulis casts doubt on the invulnerability of Achilles: Clytemnestra How sensibly you speak! I m...

post-modernism euripides snorri

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Gallifreyan

9:36 PM

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