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Belgium out of the crisis

Well, well ...
There is a little less than 4 years, I already said that Belgium was in a constitutional crisis ... And now 4 years later, I get the distinct impression that we are always at the same point.
At the same point?
No, better yet, lower! even worse ...
So, I invite you however to go reread my last text, and ponder it ...
So, Your Majesty, good luck ...

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Idomeneo, Mozart is released

J opener my participation in the eighteenth Challenge with the first post of a series of five that have in common the year 1781 . Why this year rather than another? Because I wanted to devote a top ticket to the epic naval Suffren in India and the Battle of Yorktown, one of the turning of the War of Independence of the United States, two times of the year 1781. I had to find three other subjects on the year 1781 to set my goal for the Challenge. I wanted to explore other sections seventeen huitiméistes this occasion, for example in the field of science and the music.

Now I just read a file on the operas of Mozart in the latest issue of the journal Diapason (No. 587, January 20100). And that got me interested in Idomeneo, rè di Creta ( Idomeneo, King of Crete ), an opera I'd never heard until then and which he found that the first was given in January 1781, then Mozart was twenty-five years (and two days for lovers of precision!).

Well, as said, I did not really remember the myth of Idomeneo, and I had to put his nose in a book to refresh my memory : A tragic story of a father forced to kill his son to keep a promise made to god in exchange for his help. However, I remembered that this opera was thrust into the spotlight when his performances at the Opera House in Berlin had been canceled because of threats, but I recognize that I had not researched the subject at the time, and therefore had not only kept some very superficial.

verification, the suspension of performances in September 2006, was decided after threats from religious fundamentalists, believing outrageous staging of this opera by Hans Neuenfels. This was indeed included in his staging the severed heads of Poseidon (the god of which the debtor is Idomeneo), Buddha, Mohammed and Jesus Christ.

I know nothing of this Hans Neuenfels, and I do not allow myself a lot of comments on his staging of this opera that I have not seen it. I'll just say that putting on the same plate of those severed heads of a god, two prophets, and an "alert" is a strange mixture of genres, and I difficult to understand the message if it is to kill gods get free, then beheaded all the gods, and not prophets.

I'm not fond of directors who insist on shoving all of the work, to make it contemporary or timeless, some are doing very well, others only lead to something artificial that is losing the essence of the original work. But on the other hand, I hold in deep detestation of the followers of all religions, and their threats of censorship.

But back to the opera itself. I do not pretend to make me an idea just by reading the score and libretto. So I leave to go to the discovery of this work, listening to a recording and some reading about of this opera, whose edition of the journal Diapason I mentioned above.

For what I read, Idomeneo, control panel for the carnival in Munich, mark the hinge between the operas "youth" of Mozart and his series of masterpieces lumber: two operas "serious" Idomeneo and The Abduction from the Seraglio and three comedies, The Marriage of Figaro , Don Giovanni, Cosi fan tutte and and Finally, the other two operas "serious," The Clemency of Titus and The Magic Flute . It was also after Idomeneo Mozart left Salzburg for Vienna, his father and the Archbishop for the emperor, perhaps the philosophy of the counter, but I let myself think that Mozart may have found an echo in this Idomeneo change its own situation. Mozart is freed from the walls of the family, shook off the yoke of this tyrant guard what was the archbishop, and took over the creation of opera, scrapping with the author of the book, Giambattista Varesco (failing to confront directly the Archbishop, Mozart takes away from his court chaplain?), not to allow themselves to impose its views. Opera

control, of course, but personal work! Mozart traces its own path, between the lines of opera seria in Italy and the French lyric tragedy, bringing a breath particular. Obviously it's tragic, dramatic, and therefore, sometimes a little pompous to me, who prefer lighter moods. But it's still already Mozart.

It will take me a few listens of this opera to discover the richness, subtlety, make me think more developed. Listen, also, to varying interpretations, to explore how different leaders, different singers, different orchestras are appropriate.

For now, I trusted the reviews found in magazines and on the net, for my first plays:

- the version edited by Nikolaus Harnoncourt, registered in 1980 Tedec, and j 't played in a repeat of 2005 Warner Classics;

- one under the direction of René Jacobs, Harmonia Mundi, 2009, HMC902036.38

I will let fall the curtain on this Idomeneo Mozart's raising another curtain to reveal the screen which projects the Barry Lyndon (1975) Stanley Kubrick. Indeed, if we use most often in the musical part of this film, the haunting Sarabande by Handel, it is the Walk this Idomoneo which accompanies the entrance of Redmond Barry in the big world.

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Additional lighting: With Mozart, a journey through his operas of Claire Coleman and Fernando Ortega (Lethielleux editions, 2010, ISBN 978-2-249-62055-3).

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For further ten huitiméiste, I note that this myth of Idomeneo also inspired:

- Idomeneo , tragedy in five acts and in verse Crebillon father (1705);

- Idomeneo , musical tragedy of Andre Campra a booklet Danchet Antoine (1712).

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Letters, (another)

P assing from blog to blog and forum to forum, I came across epistolary challenge launched by Anne Sophie and Azariel to "allow readers / bloggers [re] discover the epistolary literature.

Seeing this, I thought it was an opportunity to meet my taste for the eighteenth century and my curiosity about this genre, by participating in this challenge by publishing literary tickets epistolary novels of that time or epistolary novels with current framework for the eighteenth century.

order not to bite off more than it can chew, I place the bar of my challenge as medium-reader epistolary "(that is to say to post notes on 3-4 epistolary novels before the end of the challenge, or July 31, 2011), and I probably take my readings from the following works:
- The Persian letters (1721) Charles-Louis de Montesquieu
- Clarissa, Or The History of a Young Lady (1748) by Samuel Richardson;
- Julie or La Nouvelle Heloise (1761) Jean-Jacques Rousseau ;
- The Expedition of Humphry Clinker ( Shipment of Humphry Clinker ) (1771) by Tobias Smollett;
- The peasant perverted, or the dangers of City (1775-1776), Nicolas Edme Restif of Brittany;
- Dangerous Liaisons (1782) by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos;
- The almanac dizziness (2009) Jean-Daniel Baltassat.

Stay tuned.

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Challenge The challenge is launched eighteenth! From

J 'had suggested a few days ago, that an "eighteenth-century challenge" would be launched soon . This has now changed, with the Challenge eighteenth, in which a specific blog is devoted.

It remains to rally the interested and curious to advertise in blogs and forums, to initiate the dynamics. Forward to this adventure!

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Moonfleet to Mohune

The changes are a publisher is not an unknown phenomenon in the world of BD, and that in summer 2009 has been announced the acquisition of the comics industry by Editions Robert Laffont Editions Delcourt. The series freely adapted from the comic book Moonfleet by Falkner has changed publisher and title between his second and third (and last) book, The Secret of Mohune, Volume 3: The Curse of Rudolph scenario and Dominique Hey drawing, (Editions Delcourt 2010, ISBN 978-2-7560-1900-0).

As much as I can understand the change of publishers, as for the title change, I am more questioning: a problem of right to use the title "Moonfleet"? Yet the first two volumes of the series, published by Editions Robert Laffont and which I had devoted a ticket each ( it for Volume 1 and this one for Volume 2) have been quoted verbatim in their content from Editions Delcourt. The series title was changed from the Moonfleet Secret Mohune , and the title of Volume 1 has been shortened from the Crypt Mohune to The crypt short (surprising choice, moreover, to pass the singular plural, changing publishing "the Mohune" became "the Mohune"), while Volume 2 was apparent in his first title The Treasure of John Black .

This third volume is perplexing. Is it to avoid the curse that gives it its title (kind of curse that some series of comics are arrested along the way by their publishers because sales are not sufficient) that the writer seems to have taken advantage of "closing" the story quickly?

Both the first two volumes posed atmosphere without rushing, as this volume it seems to the reader on a slide for the lead without delay to the end of the story. " Come on, hop! No time to dwell, M'sieursdames, I have a story to end without dawdle. Have questions? Some points seem odd? Oh, no, no answers or clarifications in another album, we just told you that the third is the last . "

A disappointing end travel.

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masks and shadows

I here is no age to embark on an adventure through the streets of the Venice of the Settecento, and with Harlequin Venice , of Odile Weulersse (Hachette Book Publishing, The Youth paperback, 1994, ISBN 2-01-019896.4), both the main characters in the novel that readers will not wait the number of years to be confronted with the lights and shadows of the Serenissima.

Tonina, daughter of Senator Zolio, is one of those heroines as found in many historical novels for young readers or adolescent is indeed, a girl of that time serves as a backdrop to the novel, but it is also also a girl a little anachronistic, animated by the spirit of our time.

Should we all shun such a novel? Not at all.

First, because it paints a portrait very much alive in Venice. Its streets and squares, canals, markets and palaces, its colorful people, its patricians who hold the power in their hands, fortunes are made (sometimes) and break (often) in Casini, smugglers who traffic their goods too regulated in their eyes, the Serene Cajigal very caring with the ladies, its prisons where arbitrary justice sends even the innocent languish, etc..

Secondly, because this young heroine allows teen readers feel that he is close easily. Tonina relations with his widowed father and his brother, with his knight, with mainly young Noble Mainland who would woo her, in short, his way of finding its place among the world of children and adult, and build its own independence, all issues that lend themselves to thinking of young readers.

And as identification with the characters is, it seems, a way to make reading attractive, I'm certainly not going to complain that a novel "Youth" opens its drives the gates of Venice Settecento.

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Soon a "challenge eighteenth-century"

C n recent weeks, I continued to cogitate with my crazy idea of draft zine eighteenth-century, which is gradually taking shape in my mind. I hope to show in the weeks to come, in a structured form, the ideas that came to me about it.
A complementary idea came to me, who could afford to mingle in a vibrant and eclectic less formal than a zine, amateurs of the eighteenth century varied.

Many bloggers on the net are to meet at their passions "challenges" friendly. It may well be the challenge to publish in a year, a review of five novels, each written by an author of one of the five continents. Or publish a critique of a historical novel per month of the year. Examples are numerous, and these challenges generally have no other objective than happy "gathering at a distance 'enthusiasts. There is no issue other than trying to meet the challenge and it is a pleasure to get there, and no shame in not succeeding. The idea

I therefore come to challenge eighteenth, by proposing that wants to publish, in 2011, blog posts on various topics, provided they are linked in the eighteenth century. This challenge will soon be launched in partnership with the forum eighteenth Madness, which I am attached.

The framework will be launched in the forum is being finalized, but I can already give you a preview almost final.


A challenge kézako?
A challenge is a dynamic in which each participant's full option, is able to himself trying to reach the targets set in advance. A challenge of the kind that we could offer generally has no other objective than happy "gathering at a distance" of enthusiasts: there is no issue other than trying to meet the challenge, there is pleasure to get there, and no shame in not succeeding.
This kind of challenge is open to everyone. The only requirements for participation are a part of the will, and secondly to learn to write in a way that makes it understandable that it publishes.

Challenge what?
The net is full of literary challenges as diverse
- some are very simple, consisting write some notes about a particular topic. Here are two examples: 5 continents Challenge invites participants to publish, in a year, at least one review a book by an author of detective every continent for the challenge and Thrillers thrillers Historical it is released in one year, reviews of 4 books within the genre;

- other challenges are much more open in the sense that the notes may relate to very diverse objects within a single theme. Thus, participants in the challenge A year in Russia can publish articles on the theme of Russia in very different perspectives (present / critique a classic novel Russian, Russian poetry, a novel or a movie that takes place Russia, an exhibition of Russian art, showcase of Russian vocabulary, etc.)..


A Blog as specific attachment point
Most often, these challenges have a blog to point of attachment, blog administered by the organizer (or organizations) the challenge. The Blog is used to publish the "rules" of the challenge, identifying the participants and their publications as part of the challenge, even to house publications of the participants who do not have their own blog.


challenge eighteenth-century
The basic idea of an eighteenth-century challenge is to pass each other, discover themselves and perhaps get in touch with people who share a taste for the eighteenth this century and whose taste can take very different forms: readers, moviegoers, painters, musicians, designers, costumers, hands-on everything, etc.. We do
not claim that this challenge will create a network of people who would suddenly, to attend each other when they do, at best, mingle blog to blog or in forums . But there may be an initial spark.


What will there be a challenge published in eighteenth-century?
By comparison with most of the challenges we've seen on the net, we will offer the participants to publish at least one ticket submission (or criticism) of a work - in the broadest sense - in 5 categories to choose from twenty categories the list would be established to provide a general framework.
Grouping categories into "families", below, does not matter, it only serves to give an indicative typology. A participant would be totally free to publish notes relating to all categories within the same "family."

For example: *

works of the eighteenth century
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novel - poem or poetic
- Memorials
- play (either by itself or through a representative today , or registration)
- musical work (either by itself or through a representative today or registration)
- painting, drawing
- architectural design

* small or great personage of the eighteenth century
the participant's choice to challenge writer, architect, doctor, explorer, warrior, seductive, philosopher, etc.. Of course, this can be either a man or a woman.


* eighteenth-century works but after the eighteenth century (written / performed / created in the nineteenth, twentieth or the twenty-first century)
- historical novel
- academic study, academic book, etc..
- film (whether an adaptation of a work of the eighteenth century or not)
- TV movie / TV series (whether an adaptation of a work of the eighteenth century or not)
- television documentary
- Cartoon
- ballet
- possibly "unclassifiable" (as the show Bartabas the Chevalier de Saint George)

* re-creations
- costume designers
- arms manufacturers
- troops recovery
- model
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games
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games - war games
- role playing
- Other games

Succeeding
The idea really is that everyone feels relatively free in their own way to participate in the challenge, one of only constraints are to issue tickets of different categories.

Example of a challenge would be successful in a scattergun approach:
- an incendiary critique of a performance of The locandiera Goldoni;
- ticket blow of heart for the drawings by Francois Boucher;
- a warm recommendation to go for a hike Margeride equestrian, country of the Beast of Gevaudan;
- a round of applause for Barry Lyndon Kubrick, explaining why we prefer this film to the novel which it is adapted;
- a photographic portrait Marquise de Merteuil .

Example of a challenge would be successful in a more thematic approach:
- a mini-biography of the Marquis de Lafayette;
- a book review on a book about the Revolutionary War;
- an article on the size reconstruction of the Hermione frigate Rochefort (the Lafayette frigate that won to America);
- a criticism of comics The Hermione - The Conspiracy for Freedom , Jean-Yves Delitte;
- a spotlight on a naval designer makes mockups of the Hermione .


Watch for the launch of the challenge
The challenge will run through a specific blog, as has been indicated above. But we will advertise through various channels, history of attracting attention to this challenge and try to tickle the desires of writing as much as possible.

And, of course, the town crier not forget to pass in the halls of Mr. C. It would be damned if my loyal readers and kind lectrices were not among the first to know!

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Plays in progress and promises of tickets

P f the eighteenth-century books that I recently read or am reading, here are four, two novels and two comic strips, which I will devote future tickets.

Harlequin Venice , of Odile Weulersse (Hachette Book Publishing, The Youth paperback, 1994, ISBN 2-01-019896.4)

Secrets of the Chevalier d'Eon , spy of the king, Gerard Morel , New World editions, collectibles Youth, 2010, ISBN 978-2 - 84736-509-2).

The secret Mohune, Volume 3: The Curse , Rudolph of the scenario and Dominique Hey drawing, (Editions Delcourt, 2010 ISBN 978-2-7560-1900-0)

Rani, Volume 2: Brigande of Jean Van Hamme and Alcante scenario and Francis Valles drawing (published by Le Lombard, 2011, ISBN 978 - 2-8036-2752-3)

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Night Birds

The gentlemen of the night of Nicomedes Beatrice (published by Gulf Stream currents Collection Black, 2010, ISBN 978-2-35488-076-7) is a small taste of Moonfleet. For not find that taste, I think it would be totally ignorant of what Falkner novel or movie that Fritz Lang drew . Or even, since The gentlemen of the night aimed primarily at teenagers, have not read adapting Moonfleet in BD by Rudolph and Hey . Anyway, knowing neither the novel nor the film or the comic would be a crime by looking at it optimistically, it would even be an opportunity to explore these three works are worth, each in its own way, the detour.

But I return to Gentlemen of the night. Difficult for me, I said, not to find the scent of Moonfleet : the English coast a little wild (here, those of the Isle of Wight) to the late eighteenth century, the islanders Poverty forced into maritime smuggling, hiding in caves and in cemeteries, tons of water spirits and boxes of lace, games of cat and mouse between smugglers and customs in more or less nights moon, and for teenagers in the affairs of adults. Yet Beatrice
Nicodemus does not fall into plagiarism. Beyond the plot a little classic, it adds a personal touch, carving the portraits of his characters, their faces clear as their dark sides. The most dangerous enemy of the smugglers is not here, the customs, but the insidious evil that has slipped in one of their groups.

Although the shadow of Moonfleet weigh any long novel that tells stories of maritime smugglers in the eighteenth century, no pen should refrain from venturing into this theme there. After all, many authors are allowed to write novels musketeers and swordsmen after Alexandre Dumas pere, and some have excelled in this genre. So when a novel launches a nod to Moonfleet while adding a personal touch to greet him as his own merits, and The gentlemen of the night do not miss.
I read this novel with my eyes and my adult mind, but I think apart from these historical aspects and "policeman", the novel can provide teens interesting topics for reflection, as the complexity relationships of love and hatred between the same two people, the wall of silence behind which a father hides his son the reasons and circumstances of the death of his mother, or the liberties that allow themselves to older men on young women who are in their power for reasons of marriage or employment.

After this stroke of tricorn to the author, the scratch (almost mouth) to the editor: what is the inconsistent person who wrote the back cover of this book? The real traitor, traitor or true, smugglers, is this person, who reveals in the blurb of the novel, two-thirds of the plot! I will applaud both hands if he is unmasked and swaying to the sea for the waves and crabs make him a disastrous fate. A plague of inconsequential that deprive readers of a large part of the pleasure of reading.

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You too, one day, you go get your island archipelago

In the preface to the edition of the comic adaptation Treasure Island which I recently spent a ticket , Hugo Pratt quoted the words of his father when the latter had offered him the novel " You too, one day, you go get your island ... Do not worry if you do not find it right away and there are a lot, you meet her when the time comes .

We all carry within us our island and our islands are different. If the year 2010 which ended you have not seen to find your island, whether Spitzbergen, Tahiti or Cythera, the year 2011 that starts you will perhaps.
For my part, that's long enough that I understood that what matters is not the destination but the journey, with its discoveries and its uncertainties, its meetings and learning.

I wish you good luck and safe journey to your island!

illustration: The ships Under Command of Captain James Cook of the British Navy at anchor in Matavai Bay at Tahiti "during the observations of the Venus Transit in 1769 (painting by William Hodges - The Granger Collection NYC).