[COMPLETE] Representative Men by Ralph Waldo Emerson - tg

[williamjones]

Ach!!! Yes, you're right. He was a rather rough-hewn guy from Corsica.
His personality and good luck allowed him to prosper, eh?
and, as we all know, Power Corrupts.

Flora just reminded me of this: 18 May 1804, Napoleon had declared himself Emperor of France. Beethoven was furious. Flying into a rage, the composer shouted: ‘So he is no more than a common mortal! Now he, too, will tread underfoot all the rights of man [and] indulge only his ambition; now he will think himself superior to all men [and] become a tyrant!’ Snatching up a pen, Beethoven then strode over to the score and scribbled out the title so violently that he tore through the paper. Thenceforth, the work would be known simply as the Sinfonia Eroica

[williamjones]

Uploaded Section 10, Shakespeare Part 2

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/representativemen_10_emerson_128kb.mp3 23:15

This was a difficult first reading!! Emerson used too many hard words!!!

Flora

We need to have 5 seconds of silence at the end of your file. There are only 4.

For future consideration: in the first half (but not the second) there are occasional, soft "clicks" from what source I can't make out. But they are quite soft, probably able to be heard only when listening thru headphones. My guess is that it's some mannerism or piece of jewelry that occasionally "clinks".

In any case, you've done a fine job of this dense and sometimes opaque Emerson prose.

So, please, add the additional seconds of silence at the end of the file, re-upload and announce here in the forum when it has been done.

Thanks, again.

[KevinS]

Ah….a salon of literary minds. Love it

I used to prefer a saloon.

[FloraMetrick]

Re-uploaded Section 10 with fixes and removed some of the clicks.

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/representativemen_10_emerson_128kb.mp3 23:13

[KevinS]

Section 2

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/representativemen_02_emerson_128kb.mp3 (22:19)

[williamjones]

Section 2

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/representativemen_02_emerson_128kb.mp3 (22:19)

Many thanks, Kevin.
This is PL OK now!

[williamjones]

Ah….a salon of literary minds. Love it

I used to prefer a saloon.

You say TOMAYTO, I say TOMAHTO.

[williamjones]

Re-uploaded Section 10 with fixes and removed some of the clicks.

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/representativemen_10_emerson_128kb.mp3 23:13

Thanks, Flora!
Much improved... and elongated.

[KevinS]

Ah….a salon of literary minds. Love it

I used to prefer a saloon.

You say TOMAYTO, I say TOMAHTO.

I say 'gin.'

[williamjones]

Still looking for someone to PL my Plato sections 03 & 04...

I have to admit that these are two of the longer sections and contain no Emersonian, knee-slapping jokes; but, the text contains moments of brilliant insight.

[williamjones]

Re-uploaded Section 10 with fixes and removed some of the clicks.

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/representativemen_10_emerson_128kb.mp3 23:13

Flora, many thanks!
This section is now PL OK!

[williamjones]

Uploaded Section 13 - Goethe Part 1

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/representativemen_13_emerson_128kb.mp3 25:55

Only Section 14 remaining on my plate.

[Owlivia]

Section 6
https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/representativemen_06_emerson_128kb.mp3

50:1.73

[Owlivia]

Section 5 Swedenborg, part 1
https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/representativemen_05_emerson_128kb.mp3

35:42.04

Not my finest (half) hour I'm afraid; I sound like someone who's fighting allergies (not surprisingly).

Part 2 will NOT arrive as quickly, as friends are coming to stay which will limit my recording time. It will definitely be delivered much before the 2 month time frame. (I know what an impatient coot you are. )

Owlivia/Deborah

Another proof that each of us is our own harshest critic: your voice is very, very fine, calm and assertive.

Here are some notes/comments but I am marking this excellent effort as PL OK.

29:45 to end: sudden decrease in volume (-1.3,, almost trivial) and texture of your voice.
You want to change? It's up to you. Just do it and upload it if you change it. No need to announce it in the project Forum.

Your consistent announcing of Quotes and End Quotes are not bad. but, they are mostly superfluous insofaras most of the sources of the quotes are not explicitly given.

Your rendition was very pleasant and entertaining. Thanks!

Dear favorite COOT,
I appreciate the notes/comments, and time permitting will try to address them/ do a mending.

Owlivia/Deborah

P.S. Not all coots are "old coots," because the only way for there to BE old coots is if there are young coots.

[williamjones]

Section 6
https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/representativemen_06_emerson_128kb.mp3

50:1.73

Thank you, Owlivia.
I'll update the MW right now and definitely PL this section today this afternoon.
This guy Swedenborg has become more interesting the more I learn about him.

You've handled these two of the longest section very well.

-- the Coot Man