I enjoyed your comment on Stevenson's ability to 'sketch' a scene, which I thought was a good word for the easy concision of his style. Chekov said that to describe a moonlit night, all you had to do was to mention the beat of the unseen waterwheel and the glint of the moon on a piece of broken glass—which seems similar to Stevenson's art of concision. Another attractive quality is his charm: the way he entertains and involves the reader with his detached irony and self-deprecation—he doesn't put any weight on weariness, despair, ugly factories etc.: he celebrates living and involves you in that celebration.
I'm so glad you stayed that the Pyramids were not built by Slaves. Contemporary archaeology and of the last 20 years has uncovered lots of evidence that the 'ordinary' people who built those mysterious wonders were volunteers who felt they were in contributing to something earth shattering,as they were. Now Archeologists of British Isles archaeology think the same is true of Stone henge and all the mysterious dragon guarded sites in Britain.
There's is so much to Native American history and their intermingling that escapes us.
I know. Are
There any oral histories we should read?
I'll have to research this and get back to you. There may be tribal projects to preserve their elders' memories.
I enjoyed your comment on Stevenson's ability to 'sketch' a scene, which I thought was a good word for the easy concision of his style. Chekov said that to describe a moonlit night, all you had to do was to mention the beat of the unseen waterwheel and the glint of the moon on a piece of broken glass—which seems similar to Stevenson's art of concision. Another attractive quality is his charm: the way he entertains and involves the reader with his detached irony and self-deprecation—he doesn't put any weight on weariness, despair, ugly factories etc.: he celebrates living and involves you in that celebration.
Lovely comment! Yes, detached involvement and celebration of life. Excellent.
I'm so glad you stayed that the Pyramids were not built by Slaves. Contemporary archaeology and of the last 20 years has uncovered lots of evidence that the 'ordinary' people who built those mysterious wonders were volunteers who felt they were in contributing to something earth shattering,as they were. Now Archeologists of British Isles archaeology think the same is true of Stone henge and all the mysterious dragon guarded sites in Britain.
Exactly! So cool about the idea of a community effort!
My morning read. As usual, it gives my mind musings for the day. Ty