Why do some people continue to follow a novel written by Italian priests in the 13th century?

Answer 1

Yeah it's kinda funny that the death of Christ crushed the Roman empire, yet only the Roman Catholic Church remains.

So is Christianity, in reality, just the evolution of the Roman Empire in the name of Christ. Capitalizing religion to conquer mankind in Jesus name!


Sometimes I wonder.

Answer 2

You won't win any brownie points by writing precisely as they spoke back then. No one will sit through an entire novel of "Thy's, thee's, Thou's" anyway. You pick and choose the right balance in your medieval vernacular and write it to suit your modern audience. If you read historical fiction, you will see that authors moderate the language. They don't present overly archaic diction. They might restructure their sentences to give an overall "old English" impression or they will properly name several things (or offer an authentic slang term), or they may write out an accent for syntax purposes but otherwise, they do not emulate Shakespeare (who was considered "flowery" even to his late medieval/early Renaissance audience). You seem to use complete/formal sentence structuring to give an old-world impression. This only works with intellectuals (monks were scholars so that works). But don't sacrifice character for the sake of tone. The prose are fine. Just don't use modern verbiage "totally" "cool" "awesome" or modern references. If it's an alternate reality or fantasy story, then you have more leeway in how you present information. You don't have to be accurate for accuracy's sake, as you would for a historical fiction. Either way, your prose is a suitable style. Is it publishable? I can't judge your work based on a paragraph, mate. More than mechanical accuracy makes a work publishable. Adopting an archaic voice to "sound" authentically medieval, though, certainly *won't* get you more than an expedient rejection and maybe even a few sniggers.

Answer 3

No, translating it, maybe? This 'Novel" as you so put it, is probably the greatest story ever told. It inspired millions to be a better person, to behave rightly, to change their way of thinking. Some took it is just another handwritten book, yet others saw the potential to rule over another with it, some died for it's light, and yet others were set free from the dark ages in to the light ages that we have today. Thanks to that 'novel,' we have come to value human life, all life as precious, and we hope that in the near future, we can be made more perfect still.

I say, what a novel!

Answer 4

I don't think it was written by Italian priests in the 13th century, but still don't follow it.

Answer 5

Presumably you are referring to Dante's Inferno with its images of hell.

I think belief in hell goes back earlier than that ! Its certainly not a pleasant idea at all. If its real, its something to avoid.

If you like medieval stuff, that Name of the Rose film and book is cool. Its a bit atheist in sympathies, so you might like it; actually I'm sure you have prob already seen it, its really atmospheric.

Answer 6

What novel would that be?

I sure hope you're not eluding to the Bible...because you are way off on the authors and the time frame.

Answer 7

Italians dont know how to translate hebrew

Answer 8

Maybe they just find it to be a novel idea.

And what were they priests of?

Answer 9

Gimme a break here. Say what you mean in plain English!
What people, what book?

Answer 10

I have no idea what you are talking about.

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