334/334/Part V - Revision history

Eb: /* A Nation of Slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their Master */

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A Nation of Slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their Master

Eb: /* she saw a total of 53 movies */

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she saw a total of 53 movies

Eb at 06:52, 25 January 2025

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Eb: /* A Nation of Slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their Master */

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A Nation of Slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their Master

Eb: /* she saw a total of 53 movies */

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she saw a total of 53 movies

Eb at 02:42, 10 January 2021

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Eb at 01:44, 13 February 2017

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Eb: /* Summary */ collapse summary

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Summary: collapse summary

Eb at 21:16, 11 August 2016

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Eb at 21:15, 11 August 2016

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 === A Nation of Slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their Master ===
-This is a quote from Edward Gibbon's ''The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'' (1776-1788). Though January would approve of Gibbon's anti-clericalism, Gibbon would probably be disconcerted to see his words delivered by "a black Spartacus."
+A quote from Edward Gibbon's ''The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'' (1776-1788). Though his anti-clericalism would appeal to January, Gibbon was also racist enough that he would probably be disconcerted to see his words delivered on this poster by "a black Spartacus."
 == 31. A Desirable Job, continued ==

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 Imaginary adaptations:
 * ''Melmoth'', probably from the novel ''{{wp|Melmoth the Wanderer}}'' by Charles Maturin (1820)
-* ''Hellbottom'', from the novel by Jerry Mundis (to whom ''334'' is dedicated) (1972); directed by "Penn", possibly [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0671957/ Arthur Penn]
+* ''Hellbottom'', from the novel by [[334#Dedication|Jerrold Mundis]] (to whom ''334'' is dedicated) (1972); directed by "Penn", possibly [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0671957/ Arthur Penn]
 * ''The Confessions of St. Augustine'', from the [[wikipedia:Confessions (St._Augustine)|memoir]] by Augustine (397)
 * ''Daniel Deronda'', from the [[wikipedia:Daniel_Deronda|novel]] by George Eliot (1876)

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	The fifth part of the [[334 novella]] is subtitled '''Shrimp'''.		The fifth part of the [[334 novella]] is subtitled '''Shrimp'''.

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 === A Nation of Slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their Master ===
-This is a quote from Edward Gibbon's ''The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'' (1776-1788). Though January would approve of Gibbon's anti-clericalism, Gibbon would probably be disconcerted to see his words delivered by "a black Spartacus."
+This is a quote from Edward Gibbon's ''The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'' (1776-1788). Though January would approve of Gibbon's anti-clericalism, Gibbon would probably be disconcerted to see his words delivered by "a black Spartacus."
 == 31. A Desirable Job, continued ==

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 * [Garbo in] ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028683/ Camille]'' (1936)
 * [Garbo in] ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020641/ Anna Christie]'' (1930)
-* "Emshwiller's ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0196499/ Walden]''" (1969) - actually made by Jonas Mekas, but Emshwiller appears in it
+* "Emshwiller's ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0196499/ Walden]''" (1969) - actually made by Jonas Mekas, but Emshwiller appears in it; giving him credit for the movie may be less of an error and more of a deliberate homage by Disch, since he was also a prolific [https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?550 science fiction illustrator]
 * ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0197574/ Image, Flesh, and Voice]'' (1970)
 * ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/ Casablanca]'' (1942)

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 * ''Pale Fire'', from the unfilmable [[wikipedia:Pale Fire|novel]] by Vladimir Nabokov (1962)
 * ''The Day of the Locust'', from the [[wikipedia:The Day of the Locust|novel]] by Nathaniel West (1939) - later [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072848/ filmed] in 1975
-* ''Three Christs of Ypsilanti'', from the [[wikipedia:The Three Christs of Ypsilanti|psychiatric case study]] by Milton Rokeach (1964)
+* ''Three Christs of Ypsilanti'', from the [[wikipedia:The Three Christs of Ypsilanti|psychiatric case study]] by Milton Rokeach (1964) - later [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Christs filmed] in 2017
 * ''On the Yard'', from the novel by {{wp|Malcolm Braly}} (1967) - later [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079665/ filmed] in 1978

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 The fifth part of the [[334 novella]] is subtitled '''Shrimp'''.
-== Summary ==
+{{SummaryCollapsed|
-<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">Shrimp, mostly in dialogue with other characters.</div>
+Shrimp, mostly in dialogue with other characters.
 == 27. Having Babies ==

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 * ''The Best of {{wp|Judy Canova}}''
 * ''Felix Culp'' - title refers to the "[[wikipedia:Felix culpa|fortunate fall]]"; Disch's friend John Sladek named a character Felix Culpa in ''[[Roderick/Book One#a signature on the white plaster: Felix Culpa|Roderick]]''
-* ''The Greek Berets'' - this was corrected in recent editions to ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063035/ The Green Berets]'' but, knowing Disch, may have been an intentional joke
+* ''The Greek Berets'' - this was corrected in recent [[334/Editions|editions]] to ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063035/ The Green Berets]'' but, knowing Disch, may have been an intentional joke
 * ''Wednesdays Off''
 * "both parts of ''Stinky in the Land of Poop''"

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 === ''The Black Rabbit'' and ''Billy McGlory'' ===
-Neither of these movies exists. The title of ''Billy McGlory'' refers to [[wikipedia:Billy McGlory|a 19th-century New York crime boss]]; ''The Black Rabbit'' might be a reference to the angel of death in ''[[wikipedia:Watership Down|Watership Down]]''.
+Neither of these movies exists. The title of ''Billy McGlory'' refers to [[wikipedia:Billy McGlory|a 19th-century New York crime boss]]; ''The Black Rabbit'' might be a reference to the angel of death in ''{{wp|Watership Down}}''.
 == 28. 53 Movies ==
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 Imaginary adaptations:
-* ''Melmoth'', probably from the novel ''[[wikipedia:Melmoth the Wanderer|Melmoth the Wanderer]]'' by Charles Maturin (1820)
+* ''Melmoth'', probably from the novel ''{{wp|Melmoth the Wanderer}}'' by Charles Maturin (1820)
 * ''Hellbottom'', from the novel by Jerry Mundis (to whom ''334'' is dedicated) (1972); directed by "Penn", possibly [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0671957/ Arthur Penn]
 * ''The Confessions of St. Augustine'', from the [[wikipedia:Confessions (St._Augustine)|memoir]] by Augustine (397)
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 * ''The Day of the Locust'', from the [[wikipedia:The Day of the Locust|novel]] by Nathaniel West (1939) - later [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072848/ filmed] in 1975
 * ''Three Christs of Ypsilanti'', from the [[wikipedia:The Three Christs of Ypsilanti|psychiatric case study]] by Milton Rokeach (1964)
-* ''On the Yard'', from the novel by [[wikipedia:Malcolm Braly|Malcolm Braly]] (1967) - later [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079665/ filmed] in 1978
+* ''On the Yard'', from the novel by {{wp|Malcolm Braly}} (1967) - later [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079665/ filmed] in 1978
 Imaginary/unknown:
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 * ''Snow White and Juliet''
 * ''Down There'' - with Marlon Brando
-* ''Black Eyes and Lemonade'' - title is from ''Intercepted Letters, or the Two-Penny Post Bag'' by [[wikipedia:Thomas Moore|Thomas Moore]]
+* ''Black Eyes and Lemonade'' - title is from ''Intercepted Letters, or the Two-Penny Post Bag'' by {{wp|Thomas Moore}}
 * ''Owens and Darwin'' - may mean "Owen", Charles Darwin's rival Richard Owen
 * ''Star * Gut''
-* ''The Best of [[wikipedia:Judy Canova|Judy Canova]]''
+* ''The Best of {{wp|Judy Canova}}''
 * ''Felix Culp'' - title refers to the "[[wikipedia:Felix culpa|fortunate fall]]"; Disch's friend John Sladek named a character Felix Culpa in ''[[Roderick/Book One#a signature on the white plaster: Felix Culpa|Roderick]]''
 * ''The Greek Berets'' - this was corrected in recent editions to ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063035/ The Green Berets]'' but, knowing Disch, may have been an intentional joke
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 ''(2024 - Shrimp - another POV)''
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