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George B. Chase
This tale originated as a soliloquy based on a disorderly collection of unrelated topics, events and expressions, which were later fashioned into a thin slice of history to give it some sense of or...view moreThis tale originated as a soliloquy based on a disorderly collection of unrelated topics, events and expressions, which were later fashioned into a thin slice of history to give it some sense of order. Latin quotations were added to give it some sense of purpose, namely, to show how little human reactions to life and fortune have changed since Roman times: “Nothing is being said here that hasn’t been said before,” (Terence, 150 BCE). A largely concocted genealogy, with bits of genuine genealogical possibilities as well, were added to further increase order and purpose. Troglodytes (the wren) was also included in the frontispiece, first and last chapters, and allusions passim, because he might well have been the sole witness of many such events since the Mesozoic Era.
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