Not about to do a line-by-line for this one (outstanding job, Jenny), but this bit leapt out at me:
This is so bad, it isn't even wrong.
So, you feel there's no such thing as historical writing? By your standard, if I were to write about the Great Hunger (the Irish 'famine') - a period I know quite a lot about - you would necessarily conclude that I lived during that time.
Boru
Quote:Because only someone living during that time would know certain FACTS regarding the time and location...these facts include cultural customs, historical figures, and even the "nature" of things during the time.
This is so bad, it isn't even wrong.
So, you feel there's no such thing as historical writing? By your standard, if I were to write about the Great Hunger (the Irish 'famine') - a period I know quite a lot about - you would necessarily conclude that I lived during that time.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
