It's certainly something that would make sense as an exaggerated story that has a lot of truth in it...On the other hand, it's Fritz, so who knows. Might as well be true to the letter.
Exactly! It's in character, at least.
re: Doctor Superville [what a name] - didn't Valory say some similar things that early? I seem to remember coming across that.
Did he? The famous quotes I'm familiar with from him on Fritz are from 1753. But maybe there are pre-May 31, 1740 ones too.
Doctor Superville [what a name]
I had the same reaction, lol. It keeps calling up Smallville + Superman echoes in my brain, which, to be fair, would not have been the case for contemporaries. :P
Also from a meta standpoint, multiple narratives possible.
Exactly! It applies to Fritz in several different meanings the same way it applies to Odysseus in several different meanings.
Heh, I left out the health/fruit part because I assumed that everyone here knew it anyway, given that I learned most of it from [community profile] rheinsberg in the first place.
The facts, yes, but the hypothesis that it contributed to his longevity is something you and I came up with independently, which is awesome!
I see that your "Fritz as Royal Detective" from a few days ago had a double layer there, ha.
:) Yes, indeed, that was an inside joke aimed at the people who'd been calling me Royal Detective for a year now. And now you're inside the joke too.
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Re: Early Fritz letter to Voltaire / Random Thoughts
Date: 2020-10-11 03:50 pm (UTC)Exactly! It's in character, at least.
re: Doctor Superville [what a name] - didn't Valory say some similar things that early? I seem to remember coming across that.
Did he? The famous quotes I'm familiar with from him on Fritz are from 1753. But maybe there are pre-May 31, 1740 ones too.
Doctor Superville [what a name]
I had the same reaction, lol. It keeps calling up Smallville + Superman echoes in my brain, which, to be fair, would not have been the case for contemporaries. :P
Also from a meta standpoint, multiple narratives possible.
Exactly! It applies to Fritz in several different meanings the same way it applies to Odysseus in several different meanings.
Heh, I left out the health/fruit part because I assumed that everyone here knew it anyway, given that I learned most of it from [community profile] rheinsberg in the first place.
The facts, yes, but the hypothesis that it contributed to his longevity is something you and I came up with independently, which is awesome!
I see that your "Fritz as Royal Detective" from a few days ago had a double layer there, ha.
:) Yes, indeed, that was an inside joke aimed at the people who'd been calling me Royal Detective for a year now. And now you're inside the joke too.