Well, I've finished the book...I have a lot of free time. If you haven't gotten to it yet, the phrase "Quomodo sedet sola civitas" ("How the city sits alone!" referring to Jerusalem from the Book of Lamentations) turns up a great many times and in important places. I just want to make sure that you all have the proper music playing in your heads when you read it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9BnqgvHCNw
Feel free to continue on after that verse...there are five more in this piece and I must say that it is worthwhile!
Also, could you remind me of the first place that the motif of an avalanche occurs? I know it did early on but I forgot where...
I love Latin.
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Little brother, I name you official translator of the Brideshead Book Club.
ReplyDeleteWow, you finished already? Well, don't spoil it for the rest of us! :) I'm really intrigued by your choice of background music... Haven't listened to all of it yet, but I like it, of course. :)
I love Nathan.
ReplyDelete-Nick
Thanks for the musical tip, Nathan! I'm glad I'm not the only music nerd on this blog.
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