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Nomination of Disney Wish for deletion
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Olaf
It. DS (talk) 16:24, 2 July 2023 (UTC)


 * It really wasn’t Achilles, as you can see if you click through on the source—Bloom compares the poem to the Aeneid, and compares Olaf to Aeneas, then he compares Olaf to other classical heroes, like Achilles. Achilles isn’t in the frickin’ Aeneid!


 * But I have zero interest in edit warring. Anyone who reads that page and has any familiarity with the Aeneid will say “WTF, well that’s Wikipedia for you.” I tried to fix it. But some things here just can’t be fixed. 🤷 — Narsil (talk) 07:09, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
 * On p. 46, Bloom (it probably was Bloom) compares the poem to the Aeneid.
 * On p. 53, Lane compares Olaf to Achilles, and mentions Peleus and Briseis. Is your argument a) Lane meant Aeneas, b) Lane was wrong to have mentioned Achilles in the first place, or c) we shouldn't cite Lane? DS (talk) 21:24, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
 * My argument is, we shouldn't say in the same sentence "Scholars compared the opening to the opening of Aeneid, and contrasted Olaf with Achilles". It gives the impression that those two are somehow connected--that we think Achilles is in the Aeneid. I suppose I'd phrase it as something like, "Scholars have seen _I sing of Olaf_ as a response to classical epics; the opening line hearkens to the opening of Virgil's _Aeneid_, but see the protagonist as an 'anti-Aeneas' (Bloom p. 53) and contrast the gentleness of Olaf with the rage of Achilles."
 * But I'm done with that page. It's not my problem. — Narsil (talk) 23:29, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you; that's an excellent point. I'm not entirely satisfied with your proposed wording, but if I can't think of a better version by Monday, I'll incorporate it. DS (talk) 01:57, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Is better? DS (talk) 04:20, 11 July 2023 (UTC)