#I shouldn't complain if Przybyszewska beat me up

[sansterreurnivertu]

I have just finished reading the Danton case. I was very moved by it. It is easy to understand why many consider it a masterpiece of frev literature. But I got the (inappropriate?) impression and sympathy that was completely contrary to the author's intentions, so I'm not even sure I should write about it here.

I must confess, I felt sympathy for Danton. As a lonely, hurt for a long time, painfully sad person, he is much more sympathetic than any of the "manly" hero of the Third Republic (or Wajda's movie). (This is one of the reasons why I like LRF more than other movies, but I'll save that for another time).

How strange that he was created by an author who loathed him.

I have a lot more to write about, but haven't decided yet if I'm going to post it or not. (It was a constantly moving read, finding similarities to historical facts that I'm not sure the author knew, and to movies that have nothing to do with either frev or her, etc.)