Now that is some nice loot. I'm not even a poetry fan and I'm impressed! (I don't dislike poetry but my English Literature A-Level managed to suck all the beauty out of it by making us study a terribly dull welsh cow who thought blathering about welsh things in English was interesting and a miserable old git who decided that being bitter and grumpy and cynical was far more enchanting than anything the rest of humanity considers wonderful. I'd have killed for some Wordsworth or Keats...)
Genesis really should just move to FFIX's Gaia.... Poetry and drama fans galore!
(Also I wonder if it's right that Kuja gets labelled as a 'quoter' when it's never specified whether he's actually quoting Lord Avon's work or just making it up himself. Whilst it's more likely intended to be the former, the deeper meanings of all his speeches are far too coincidental to have been lifted from someone else's work. Plus Lord Avon's work is deliberately written in 'Ye Olde English' whilst Kuja's dramatic wafflings, pretentious as they are, all follow a sophisticated but nevertheless modern manner of speech. Hmm, I'll have to look out for that in the Japanese version of FFIX. I'm guessing Lord Avon's stuff will be written in archaic Japanese (which I have no understanding of) and Kuja's speeches will be similar to how they are in Dissidia - longwinded but ultimately comprehensible.)
Anyway back to the book - this does sound like a poet's dream and I can understand your delight over securing a copy. Take good care of it, it'll probably be worth a whole lot more than just fanatical joy someday!
Hmm, I suppose the equivalent rarity I'd really love to get my hands on would be Igarashi-kun no Hito ni Ienai Gin no Yoru (Igurashi-kun's silver evening where there are no people) since it's a rare Akira Ishida CD drama where he plays EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER INCLUDING THE WOMEN. I've checked amazon jp, cd japan and yes asia but they've never even heard of it let alone sell it. What's really frustrating is that the two clips from it that are available online do not match up so I'd love to get the real thing for myself to appreciate the genuine performance.
(This is probably closer to the real McCoy than the other one since there have been no obvious edits or cuts but the fact that the mother and father sound so different in the other version (and the answering machine has a different pitch) is making me wonder how authentic this version is.)
I WILL FIND THIS EVENTUALLY, EVEN IF I HAVE TO GO TO JAPAN AND USE ALL MY WITS TO PURCHASE IT!
No poetry in my rambles I'm afraid...
Genesis really should just move to FFIX's Gaia.... Poetry and drama fans galore!(Also I wonder if it's right that Kuja gets labelled as a 'quoter' when it's never specified whether he's actually quoting Lord Avon's work or just making it up himself. Whilst it's more likely intended to be the former, the deeper meanings of all his speeches are far too coincidental to have been lifted from someone else's work. Plus Lord Avon's work is deliberately written in 'Ye Olde English' whilst Kuja's dramatic wafflings, pretentious as they are, all follow a sophisticated but nevertheless modern manner of speech. Hmm, I'll have to look out for that in the Japanese version of FFIX. I'm guessing Lord Avon's stuff will be written in archaic Japanese (which I have no understanding of) and Kuja's speeches will be similar to how they are in Dissidia - longwinded but ultimately comprehensible.)
Anyway back to the book - this does sound like a poet's dream and I can understand your delight over securing a copy. Take good care of it, it'll probably be worth a whole lot more than just fanatical joy someday!
Hmm, I suppose the equivalent rarity I'd really love to get my hands on would be Igarashi-kun no Hito ni Ienai Gin no Yoru (Igurashi-kun's silver evening where there are no people) since it's a rare Akira Ishida CD drama where he plays EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER INCLUDING THE WOMEN. I've checked amazon jp, cd japan and yes asia but they've never even heard of it let alone sell it. What's really frustrating is that the two clips from it that are available online do not match up so I'd love to get the real thing for myself to appreciate the genuine performance.
(This is probably closer to the real McCoy than the other one since there have been no obvious edits or cuts but the fact that the mother and father sound so different in the other version (and the answering machine has a different pitch) is making me wonder how authentic this version is.)
I WILL FIND THIS EVENTUALLY, EVEN IF I HAVE TO GO TO JAPAN AND USE ALL MY WITS TO PURCHASE IT!