Monthly Archives: August 2006

Is This a Joke?

Posted on Thursday: August 31, 2006 by Michael Hendry

Three early Fellini movies (Le Notti di Cabiria, La Strada, and I Vitelloni) list one of the workers as ‘Narciso Vicario’. This must be a pseudonym. According to IMDB, he is also named Vicario Narciso, Narciso Vicari, and Narcisio Vicario, … Continue reading →

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Frederick the Great on Shakespeare

Posted on Sunday: August 27, 2006 by Michael Hendry

This is Richard Stoneman’s paraphrase of a German source: Frederick the Great . . . has strong views as to how these improvements to the German language shall be effected. For a start, something has to be done to prevent … Continue reading →

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