Altri indizi.
Ho detto che c'è un personaggio che compare in un grande classico della letteratura. In realtà ci sono altri personaggi letterari piuttosto noti ma che appartengono ad un altro grande classico (anzi a più classici) della letteratura. Riassumendo nel libro ci sono personaggi realmente esistiti, personaggi letterari, personaggi semi-mitologici e personaggi totalmente inventati dall'autore.
« I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shatter'd visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamp'd on these lifeless things,
The hand that mock'd them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away. »
Anche se lo stile non mi sembra quello, visti gli indizi, potrebbe essere qualcosa di Jasper Ffrode?
Anche se lo stile non mi sembra quello, visti gli indizi, potrebbe essere qualcosa di Jasper Ffrode?
Direi di no.
« I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shatter'd visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamp'd on these lifeless things,
The hand that mock'd them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away. »
non mi ricrdo il passaggio citato, ma dalla descrizione potrebbe sembrare "le paludi di hesperia" di V.M. Manfredi
non mi ricrdo il passaggio citato, ma dalla descrizione potrebbe sembrare "le paludi di hesperia" di V.M. Manfredi
No. Però rispetto agli altri ti sei notevolmente avvicinato alla soluzione. 
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« I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shatter'd visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamp'd on these lifeless things,
The hand that mock'd them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away. »
Allora è "l'ultima legione", sempre di Manfredi?
In questo caso il personaggio della letteratura europea sarebbe Artù.... " /> Non ci sarei mai arrivato...
Allora è "l'ultima legione", sempre di Manfredi?
In questo caso il personaggio della letteratura europea sarebbe Artù....
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« I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shatter'd visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamp'd on these lifeless things,
The hand that mock'd them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away. »
Se è un libro di Manfredi, potrebbe essere Alexandros....
Ho detto che Great Jon si è avvicinato più degli altri, ma non ho detto che è per forza un libro di Manfredi (questo non toglie che potrebbe esserlo "> ).
« I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shatter'd visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamp'd on these lifeless things,
The hand that mock'd them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away. »
L'Armata perduta?
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Boh, allora dico "l'imperodei draghi" così finiamo i libri di Manfredi
E se non è Manfredi potrebbe essere Gemmel...Parmenion?
Non è Manfredi e non è Parmenion.
« I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shatter'd visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamp'd on these lifeless things,
The hand that mock'd them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away. »
Aggiungo un altro pezzo:
"Tartagliante, le guance piene, un bel triplo mento, Romè eseguiva alla perfezione il suo lavoro. Lento a muoversi, era maniaco dell'igiene e del particolare, assaggiava lui stesso i piatti serviti alla famiglia reale e gestiva il personale ai suoi ordini con mano ferma. Nominato a quel difficile incarico dal monarca in persona, aveva messo a tacere le critiche e imposto le proprie esigenze a tutti i servitori dei palazzo. Non obbedirgli significava immediata cacciata".
« I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shatter'd visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamp'd on these lifeless things,
The hand that mock'd them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away. »
