_Brokedown Palace_, Political Allegory
Steven Brust
Silberstein) wrote:
>
>I couldn't figure out the role of the former king and his queen -
>János VI and Teréz, injured by the collapse of a wing of the
>palace, quietly living out their years in one of the towers.
>Yet they seem to represent *something*. Any guesses as to what?
Janos represented the remnents of the feudel aristocracy., Terez the
old art that was nourished from it. Laszlo actually represented the
bourgiousie, not the aristocracy.
And I am *very* impressed.
David Silberstein
But I thought that was Andor? Or was Andor the middle-class, the
petit-bourgeoisie, and Laszlo represented the upper bourgeoisie,
the powerful industrialists & landowners & monopolists & robber barons
and whatnot?
Hmm. That actually sounds about right.
Did Reszo represent anything?
>
>And I am *very* impressed.
>
Gee, thanks. I hoped I amused you, at least. :-)
Incidentally, I've recently come across a book titled
"The Divine Right of Capital", by Marjorie Kelly.
Although I haven't read it yet, and might never do so,
it looks vaguely like something you may be interested in.
I see she has a web site:
http://www.divinerightofcapital.com/
'The Divine Right of Capital shows how the corporate
mandate to maximize returns to shareholders is out
of step with democratic and free-market ideals.
My aim is to start a dialogue about the core problem
of capitalism. The symptoms range from bloated CEO pay,
sweatshops, and speculative excess to stagnant wages,
corporate welfare, and environmental indifference.'
Steven Brust
Silberstein) wrote:
>In article <3cc47be3....@news.lvcm.com>,
>Steven Brust <sk...@dreamcafe.com> wrote:
>>On Mon, 13 Aug 2001 21:29:20 GMT, dav...@kithrup.com (David
>>Silberstein) wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>>I couldn't figure out the role of the former king and his queen -
>>>János VI and Teréz, injured by the collapse of a wing of the
>>>palace, quietly living out their years in one of the towers.
>>>Yet they seem to represent *something*. Any guesses as to what?
>>
>>Janos represented the remnents of the feudel aristocracy., Terez the
>>old art that was nourished from it. Laszlo actually represented the
>>bourgiousie, not the aristocracy.
>
>But I thought that was Andor? Or was Andor the middle-class, the
>petit-bourgeoisie, and Laszlo represented the upper bourgeoisie,
Exactly.
>Did Reszo represent anything?
>
Yes, but I no longer remember what.
>Gee, thanks. I hoped I amused you, at least. :-)
>
Oh, yes.