flaneur
English translation: circulated/mingled among the guests, frequently returning to ...
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| 12:57 Jun 25, 2005 |
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| 4 +5 | circulated among the guests, frequently returning to ... |
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| 4 | the stroller |
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the stroller Explanation: he was strolling about (and here, of course, it is not the Kinderwagen but rather the meaning of Spaziergänger) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 mins (2005-06-25 13:07:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- time and again he was strolling into the ballroom Reference: http://dict.leo.org |
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peer agreement (net): +5circulated among the guests, frequently returning to ... Explanation: yes, Flaneur does refer to WClement and is meant to convey that he moved around and had a good time -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2005-06-25 13:06:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The author might have used flaneur to convey that Clement is not stiff and stuck up and knows how to enjoy himself (flaneur itself is from Baudelaire) The flâneur is the stroller, the pedestrian who finds delight and ... crowd in the centre of the metropolis is essential to the flâneur. Baudelaire writes: ... www.man.ac.uk/sociologyonline/vccc/1_2_Benjamin_Flanerie/fl... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 mins (2005-06-25 13:07:47 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"The intoxication to which the flaneur surrenders is the intoxication of the ... modernity -- \"Benjamin regard Baudelaire as the figure who gives voice to ... www.eng.fju.edu.tw/Literary_Criticism/postmodernism/postmo_... Thus Vertov stands half-way between Baudelaire\'s flâneur and computer user: no ... From Baudelaire\'s flâneur strolling through physical streets we move to ... www.manovich.net/DOCS/navigable_space.doc or perhaps: strolled among the guests, ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 11 mins (2005-06-25 13:09:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- using the French spelling of flaneur -- flâneur -- might eliminate the negative connotation -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 30 mins (2005-06-25 13:28:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or (thanks to Kim and Ian H.): *mingled among the guests, ...* |
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