Laurence Sterne said it once: Digressions, incontestably, are the sunshine, the life, the soul of reading! Take them out and one cold eternal winter would reign on every page.
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December 8, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Laurence Sterne said it once: Digressions, incontestably, are the sunshine, the life, the soul of reading! Take them out and one cold eternal winter would reign on every page.
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For, let’s face it, digression is the soul of wit. Take philosophic asides away from Dante, Milton or Hamlet’s father’s ghost and what stays is dry bones.
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Fahrenheit 451, Afterword
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Fahrenheit 451, Afterword
December 8, 2024 at 9:23 PM
For, let’s face it, digression is the soul of wit. Take philosophic asides away from Dante, Milton or Hamlet’s father’s ghost and what stays is dry bones.
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Fahrenheit 451, Afterword
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Fahrenheit 451, Afterword
„… und auf beiden Seiten des Stromes Bäume des Lebens, die tragen zwölfmal Früchte, jeden Monat bringen sie ihre Frucht, und die Blätter der Bäume dienen zur Heilung der Völker.“
Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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December 8, 2024 at 8:26 AM
„… und auf beiden Seiten des Stromes Bäume des Lebens, die tragen zwölfmal Früchte, jeden Monat bringen sie ihre Frucht, und die Blätter der Bäume dienen zur Heilung der Völker.“
Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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Thanks Liz, that you brought #RayBradbury2024 to bsky. It was a pleasure (not to burn, but) to read!
Thanks Liz, that you brought #RayBradbury2024 to bsky. It was a pleasure (not to burn, but) to read!
December 8, 2024 at 8:22 AM
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Thanks Liz, that you brought #RayBradbury2024 to bsky. It was a pleasure (not to burn, but) to read!
Thanks Liz, that you brought #RayBradbury2024 to bsky. It was a pleasure (not to burn, but) to read!
„Stuff your eyes with wonder“, he said, „live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories. …“
Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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December 8, 2024 at 8:11 AM
„Stuff your eyes with wonder“, he said, „live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories. …“
Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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Montag squinted from one face to another as they walked.
„Don't judge a book by its cover“, someone said.
And they all laughed quietly, moving downstream.
Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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„Don't judge a book by its cover“, someone said.
And they all laughed quietly, moving downstream.
Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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December 7, 2024 at 8:41 AM
Montag squinted from one face to another as they walked.
„Don't judge a book by its cover“, someone said.
And they all laughed quietly, moving downstream.
Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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„Don't judge a book by its cover“, someone said.
And they all laughed quietly, moving downstream.
Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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„… als er starb, ging mir plötzlich auf, dass ich nicht um ihn trauerte, sondern um die Dinge, die er getan hatte. … Er war ein Teil von uns … Er war etwas Besonderes. Er war wichtig. Ich habe seinen Tod nie verwunden.“ [Granger]
Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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December 7, 2024 at 7:42 AM
„… als er starb, ging mir plötzlich auf, dass ich nicht um ihn trauerte, sondern um die Dinge, die er getan hatte. … Er war ein Teil von uns … Er war etwas Besonderes. Er war wichtig. Ich habe seinen Tod nie verwunden.“ [Granger]
Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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„After a long time of floating on the land and a short time of floating in the river he knew why he must never burn again in his life.“
Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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December 6, 2024 at 4:23 PM
„After a long time of floating on the land and a short time of floating in the river he knew why he must never burn again in his life.“
Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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Montag’s duality as both fugitive and audience, revealing how mass media like TV and radio, unlike books, centralize control to mobilize society into executing authority’s will.
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“The chase is still running. The other way, though.”
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“The chase is still running. The other way, though.”
December 6, 2024 at 2:15 AM
Montag’s duality as both fugitive and audience, revealing how mass media like TV and radio, unlike books, centralize control to mobilize society into executing authority’s will.
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“The chase is still running. The other way, though.”
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“The chase is still running. The other way, though.”
Now there was only the cold river and Montag floating in a sudden peacefulness, away from the city and the lights and the chase, away from everything.
[…]
He was moving from an unreality that was frightening into a reality that was unreal because it was new.
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
[…]
He was moving from an unreality that was frightening into a reality that was unreal because it was new.
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
December 5, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Now there was only the cold river and Montag floating in a sudden peacefulness, away from the city and the lights and the chase, away from everything.
[…]
He was moving from an unreality that was frightening into a reality that was unreal because it was new.
#RayBradbury2024
Fahrenheit 451 (3)
[…]
He was moving from an unreality that was frightening into a reality that was unreal because it was new.
#RayBradbury2024
Fahrenheit 451 (3)
Now there was only the cold river and Montag floating in a sudden peacefulness, away from the city and the lights and the chase, away from everything.
[…]
He was moving from an unreality that was frightening into a reality that was unreal because it was new.
#RayBradbury2024
Fahrenheit 451 (3)
[…]
He was moving from an unreality that was frightening into a reality that was unreal because it was new.
#RayBradbury2024
Fahrenheit 451 (3)
December 5, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Now there was only the cold river and Montag floating in a sudden peacefulness, away from the city and the lights and the chase, away from everything.
[…]
He was moving from an unreality that was frightening into a reality that was unreal because it was new.
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
[…]
He was moving from an unreality that was frightening into a reality that was unreal because it was new.
#RayBradbury2024
Fahrenheit 451 (3)
„Montag caught it with a bloom of fire, a single wondrous blossom that curled in petals of yellow and blue and orange about the metal dog, clad it in a new covering as it slammed into Montag and threw him ten feet back against the bole of a tree …“
Fahrenheit 451
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Fahrenheit 451
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December 5, 2024 at 6:17 AM
„Montag caught it with a bloom of fire, a single wondrous blossom that curled in petals of yellow and blue and orange about the metal dog, clad it in a new covering as it slammed into Montag and threw him ten feet back against the bole of a tree …“
Fahrenheit 451
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Fahrenheit 451
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The manhunt, with 🚁 & commentary, shows Bradbury’s foresight. Spellbound by TV’s power, Montag nearly stays to watch himself fall to the Hound.
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“Then the lights switched back to the land, the helicopters swerved over the city again, as if they had picked up another trail.”
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“Then the lights switched back to the land, the helicopters swerved over the city again, as if they had picked up another trail.”
December 5, 2024 at 2:07 AM
The manhunt, with 🚁 & commentary, shows Bradbury’s foresight. Spellbound by TV’s power, Montag nearly stays to watch himself fall to the Hound.
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“Then the lights switched back to the land, the helicopters swerved over the city again, as if they had picked up another trail.”
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“Then the lights switched back to the land, the helicopters swerved over the city again, as if they had picked up another trail.”
„First I thought you had a Seashell. But when you turned clever later, I wondered. We'll trace this and drop it on your friend.“
„No!“ said Montag.
Fahrenheit 451
Montag discovered with the help of Faber (and Clarisse) his true self, he realized what friendship really means.
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„No!“ said Montag.
Fahrenheit 451
Montag discovered with the help of Faber (and Clarisse) his true self, he realized what friendship really means.
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December 4, 2024 at 2:25 PM
„First I thought you had a Seashell. But when you turned clever later, I wondered. We'll trace this and drop it on your friend.“
„No!“ said Montag.
Fahrenheit 451
Montag discovered with the help of Faber (and Clarisse) his true self, he realized what friendship really means.
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„No!“ said Montag.
Fahrenheit 451
Montag discovered with the help of Faber (and Clarisse) his true self, he realized what friendship really means.
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Beatty forces Montag to 🔥 his house, threatening him with the Mechanical Hound. Faber pleads for him to flee, but Montag obeys. The scene recalls the woman who burned with her books: symbol of defiance & sacrifice.
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“Montag heard the distant voice calling, "Montag, you all right?”
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“Montag heard the distant voice calling, "Montag, you all right?”
December 4, 2024 at 1:58 AM
Beatty forces Montag to 🔥 his house, threatening him with the Mechanical Hound. Faber pleads for him to flee, but Montag obeys. The scene recalls the woman who burned with her books: symbol of defiance & sacrifice.
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“Montag heard the distant voice calling, "Montag, you all right?”
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“Montag heard the distant voice calling, "Montag, you all right?”
Farther on, as Montag moved in darkness, he could see the helicopters falling falling like the first flakes of snow in the long winter to come . . .
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Fahrenheit 451
“Burning Bright”
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Fahrenheit 451
“Burning Bright”
December 3, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Farther on, as Montag moved in darkness, he could see the helicopters falling falling like the first flakes of snow in the long winter to come . . .
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Fahrenheit 451
“Burning Bright”
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Fahrenheit 451
“Burning Bright”
„Und wie schon zuvor war es gut, Feuer zu legen, er spürte, wie es aus ihm heraussprudelte, wie er das sinnlose Problem mit den Flammen packte, zerriss, zerteilte und erledigte.“
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
Feuer als Wandlungssymbol 🔥
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
Feuer als Wandlungssymbol 🔥
December 3, 2024 at 8:07 AM
„Und wie schon zuvor war es gut, Feuer zu legen, er spürte, wie es aus ihm heraussprudelte, wie er das sinnlose Problem mit den Flammen packte, zerriss, zerteilte und erledigte.“
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
Feuer als Wandlungssymbol 🔥
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
Feuer als Wandlungssymbol 🔥
„And as before, it was good to burn, he felt himself gush out in the fire, snatch, rend, rip in half with flame, and put away the senseless problem.“
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
The fire of revival
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
The fire of revival
December 3, 2024 at 7:46 AM
„And as before, it was good to burn, he felt himself gush out in the fire, snatch, rend, rip in half with flame, and put away the senseless problem.“
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
The fire of revival
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
The fire of revival
La #metaliteratura: entre #Raybradbury2024 e @irenevalmore.bsky.social se me enriquecen las referencias.
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December 3, 2024 at 7:13 AM
La #metaliteratura: entre #Raybradbury2024 e @irenevalmore.bsky.social se me enriquecen las referencias.
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Mildred is so detached emotionally that she betrays her husband without hesitation, disappearing into a taxi to begin anew. After all, her TV “family” can follow her wherever she goes, filling the void.
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“There was a crash like the falling parts of a dream…”
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“There was a crash like the falling parts of a dream…”
December 3, 2024 at 3:18 AM
Mildred is so detached emotionally that she betrays her husband without hesitation, disappearing into a taxi to begin anew. After all, her TV “family” can follow her wherever she goes, filling the void.
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“There was a crash like the falling parts of a dream…”
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“There was a crash like the falling parts of a dream…”
And now? . . .
The street empty, the house burnt like an ancient bit of stage scenery, the other homes dark, the Hound here, Beatty there, the two firemen another place . . .
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
The street empty, the house burnt like an ancient bit of stage scenery, the other homes dark, the Hound here, Beatty there, the two firemen another place . . .
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
December 2, 2024 at 11:00 PM
And now? . . .
The street empty, the house burnt like an ancient bit of stage scenery, the other homes dark, the Hound here, Beatty there, the two firemen another place . . .
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
The street empty, the house burnt like an ancient bit of stage scenery, the other homes dark, the Hound here, Beatty there, the two firemen another place . . .
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
„Well“, said Beatty, „now you did it. Old Montag wanted to fly near the sun and now that he's burnt his damn wings, he wonders why. Didn't I hint enough when I sent the Hound around your place?“
Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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December 2, 2024 at 3:23 PM
„Well“, said Beatty, „now you did it. Old Montag wanted to fly near the sun and now that he's burnt his damn wings, he wonders why. Didn't I hint enough when I sent the Hound around your place?“
Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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Fahrenheit 451 (3)
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Beatty has a deep understanding of literature, making it surprising that he supports the destruction of books. His extensive memorization of passages suggests he might see value in them. He personifies and metaphorizes books.
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“What traitors books can be!”
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“What traitors books can be!”
December 2, 2024 at 3:17 AM
Beatty has a deep understanding of literature, making it surprising that he supports the destruction of books. His extensive memorization of passages suggests he might see value in them. He personifies and metaphorizes books.
#RayBradbury2024
“What traitors books can be!”
#RayBradbury2024
“What traitors books can be!”