"Alatius" <johan.winge@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Hi, I'm the reader in that video. Thanks for the critique; it's always
> refre****ng to get input, even if it's not always positive. ;-) Let me
> only clarify, though, that the purpose of the video that Johannes
> Patruus linked to is only to demonstrate the rhythm, and that in a
> rather mechanical way. Thus, I agree that it's exerted, etc., and
> generally unsatisfactory in terms of artistic performance.
>
> I'd be more interested in getting input on the follow up:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1GkN-qqXMM
>
> This is closer to my vision of how to recite the hexameter as poetry,
> so to speak. What do you think? Better? Same shortcomings as the
> first? Anything in particular you want to change?
>
> There's also a video response to that one, with another reader
> reciting the same poem, which could be interesting to listen to.
Ever tried Catullus' hendecasyllables? This one takes some beating in my
honest opinion.
http://tinyurl.com/6qxsyv
Ed
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