Penguin Classics cover

[lombano]

As I have already written, personally I can hardly think of an example of a painting that is less suitable as a representation of the relationship between Eli and Oskar, unless of course you are a fan of the view that Eli sexually dominates Oskar.

For all we know, the painting is there for contrast or as a way of bringing up the topic of vampires.

[Lacenaire]

The official name of the painting is Vampyr.
That is the name used by the Munch Museum/Gallery and that's fine with me.

Of course my "objection" was to your use of the plural form "Vampyren", which would have made a great deal of difference, I think.

[StefL]

The official name of the painting is Vampyr.
That is the name used by the Munch Museum/Gallery and that's fine with me.

Of course my "objection" was to your use of the plural form "Vampyren", which would have made a great deal of difference, I think.

"Vampyren" isn't plural form however, it is definite form singular, i.e. it means "The Vampire"

[drakkar]

@lacenaire: No, you're wrong. I probably shouldn't pursue this non-issue, but anyway:
Vampyren is particular (is that what you call it?) not plural. Plural is Vampyrene (or Vampyrane, Vampyran, Vampyrin' etc.. - Norway is a couple of thousand km long and has a lot of dialects).

[covenant6452]

The official name of the painting is Vampyr.
That is the name used by the Munch Museum/Gallery and that's fine with me.

Of course my "objection" was to your use of the plural form "Vampyren", which would have made a great deal of difference, I think.

"Vampyren" isn't plural form however, it is definite form singular, i.e. it means "The Vampire"

Hmmmm...huh!
What?!
That means I knew something Lacenaire didn't?!! Holy crap!...

...I was wondering why it was getting so cold down here.

[drakkar]

The official name of the painting is Vampyr.
That is the name used by the Munch Museum/Gallery and that's fine with me.

Of course my "objection" was to your use of the plural form "Vampyren", which would have made a great deal of difference, I think.

"Vampyren" isn't plural form however, it is definite form singular, i.e. it means "The Vampire"

You beat me to it by a few minutes, but since I was sitting by the boathouse in the sun and wind struggling with my post for so long I refuse to delete it!

[Lacenaire]

Oh, well, I guess you can't win them all...
(Does anone know if that is also true in Danish and Icelandic?)

P.S. However, just this moment Spain won the World Cup, as I had predicted in the World Cup thread before the semi-finals, so I do also get to win some of them... (And it gives Paul the Octopus an perfect record of 7 consecutive correct predictions).

[drakkar]

Danish yes. It is very similar to Norwegian (no wonder, Norway and Denmark was together for a few hundred years). Icelandic: I need some time; I'm on holyday for another week and only got a mobile to communicate/surf with...

[autumnsoul]

It goes over my head why something like this isn't already underway.

[DarkGuyver]

I was bored and I made this...

Correct me if I am wrong but isn't that the Penguin Classics cover for Bram Stoker's Dracula?