The revolutionaries of May

[Dave Monroe]

2009/7/28 János Székely <miksaapja at gmail.com>:
> Hi Robert,
>
> this begins to takes the shape of a fascinating reception-theory
> problem for me, something I had to think over (and over again) while
> translating GR.

[...]

> The point is that for me (and the hypothetical Central European
> reader) the Ice Saints are not a matter of learning but a part of real
> life, something we get accustomed to from childhood, a kind of
> atmospheric counter-revolution after weeks of walking around without
> overcoats among trees (and vines) in blossom. Something that you
> instinctively attribute to arbitrary ill-will, which is such a regular
> feature of "war years".

Damn.  Those who Know, Know.  But we've certainly run across the
limitations of the Wikipedia before here, so ...