tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post6894591674860009877..comments2024-03-28T07:57:49.338+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Artos, SuperheroKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-8208185913406339752017-07-22T22:01:03.259+01:002017-07-22T22:01:03.259+01:00Dear Mr. Stirling,
True, and I would add as well...Dear Mr. Stirling, <br /><br />True, and I would add as well that Rudi/Artos view of war is that it was grisly and horrible, but sometimes necessary.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-30026855008530179402017-07-22T21:59:51.741+01:002017-07-22T21:59:51.741+01:00Kaor, Paul!
And to be fair to John Carter, so did...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />And to be fair to John Carter, so did most Barsoomian warriors!<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-80748703723936985492017-07-22T21:00:39.552+01:002017-07-22T21:00:39.552+01:00Carter does, but he's from a different culture...Carter does, but he's from a different culture and period. With Rudi/Artos it's more a matter of a transcendent state of unity with something beyond the world.S.M. Stirlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091131550027851275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-63299198589913599702017-07-22T10:16:43.103+01:002017-07-22T10:16:43.103+01:00Sean,
That is what I should have written. Carter c...Sean,<br />That is what I should have written. Carter certainly did exult.<br />Paul.paulshackley2017@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704115766930975286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-86299842442098781272017-07-22T07:50:07.739+01:002017-07-22T07:50:07.739+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Eliminating "becomes" from ...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Eliminating "becomes" from your original comment would make it more logical: "Carter also sees red and exulted in combat, as does S.M. Stirling's Artos." Then it becomes a statement to be judged on how true it was. That is, did John Carter and Artos EXULT in combat?<br /><br />Sean<br /><br /><br /><br />Sean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-85682604667588197952017-07-22T01:22:24.703+01:002017-07-22T01:22:24.703+01:00Sean,
I think that "exulted" sounds bett...Sean,<br />I think that "exulted" sounds better for Carter but I agree that I have misused the word grammatically.<br />Paul.paulshackley2017@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704115766930975286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-33966858147669581082017-07-21T14:25:04.093+01:002017-07-21T14:25:04.093+01:00Kaor, Paul!
I simply can't believe in the pow...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I simply can't believe in the powers of Kryptonian body cells because I'm asked to swallow too implausibly MUCH. <br /><br />I know gravity is lighter on Mars but we both know a man from Earth simply won't be able to leap as high as does John Carter. That said, ERB wrote so well that I can still enjoy reading his Barsoom books. And I think you meant to say Carter became "exalted" in combat, not "exulted."<br /><br />I admit to finding Artos' Sword of the Lady and its abilities a bit of a strain to accept. But, like ERB, Stirling wrote so well that I was able to mostly overlook that.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com