Stollberg-Rilinger: take your time, I'd advise, because it's really academic German. Don't get me wrong, the biography has a lot of useful info, but it's written in a dry style, not least since our biographer keeps establishing 18th century context, and with, as I said, very academic vocabulary. Better do the other stuff first.
Wilhelmine: now I'm curious (being familiar only with the German version, of course). We've already seen the English versions censored the Dresden visit in part 1 and SD & Charlotte talking of fistula in EC's anus in part 2- can you tell me another especially notabl example of English bowlederizatiaon? (Also: does this mean 19th century Germans were less censorious than 19th century Brits and Amerians? Given which nation had to deal with state censorship and which one prides itself on free speech, I find that, shall we say, iiiinnteresting.
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Date: 2020-10-10 05:40 am (UTC)Stollberg-Rilinger: take your time, I'd advise, because it's really academic German. Don't get me wrong, the biography has a lot of useful info, but it's written in a dry style, not least since our biographer keeps establishing 18th century context, and with, as I said, very academic vocabulary. Better do the other stuff first.
Wilhelmine: now I'm curious (being familiar only with the German version, of course). We've already seen the English versions censored the Dresden visit in part 1 and SD & Charlotte talking of fistula in EC's anus in part 2- can you tell me another especially notabl example of English bowlederizatiaon? (Also: does this mean 19th century Germans were less censorious than 19th century Brits and Amerians? Given which nation had to deal with state censorship and which one prides itself on free speech, I find that, shall we say, iiiinnteresting.