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Literature by Letter - I
Can you identify these literary things that start with the letter I?
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| First submitted | October 29, 2016 |
| Times taken | 11,969 |
| Average score | 55.0% |
| Rating | 4.15 |
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Algernon
+7
Level 72
Dec 19, 2016
Tad harsh not allowing 'Indian'
Kestrana
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Level 60
Dec 19, 2016
He is never called "Indian Joe".
sillie
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Level 77
Dec 19, 2016
Just a difference in accent.
MayaB
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Level 72
Jan 12, 2017
I actually googled that one, because I was 100% sure that the answer is "Indian". I've never seen the name written in English before. The translation in my mother tongue was also just "The Indian Joe". One new thing I learned today. :)
Kestrana
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Level 60
Jan 13, 2017
That's interesting to learn that translations use the local language's term for "Indian" or "aborigine" rather than the colloquial/ephithet slang of Twain.
Rufy
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Level 76
Apr 16, 2017
That's true. In French, we know him as "Joe l'Indien"...
cpgatbyu
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Level 85
Dec 19, 2016
https://arnifannar.com/dispelling-the-myth-of-the-icelandic-publishing-phenomenon/
Kestrana
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Level 60
Dec 19, 2016
That was a clue the QM added. I've update the language to better reflect statistics sourced from multiple places.
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Dec 19, 2016
Wow! Thanks for catching that. I read the BBC article and instinctively trusted it. I should have Googled it some more.
rocamorar
+3
Level 78
Apr 16, 2017
I hate it when "Irony" is defined that way. This should be "sarcasm"! *ends tantrum*
Moosefight
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Level 60
Apr 17, 2017
Sarcasm is but one use of irony!
RTM
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Level 59
Apr 16, 2017
Interesting thing about the translations is that it's a proper noun. Changing the name to another word changes the character's name.
Djilas
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Level 82
Apr 18, 2017
Yeah but in fiction it's a bit more complicated. Character names are often chosen for their meaning or sound, so the translator has to decide whether to lose the meaning or maybe describe it in footnotes, or to create a corresponding name in target language. The latter happens more often in children's literature, or fantasy (Harry Potter, LOTR, Disney ...).
Anzi
+3
Level 69
Apr 16, 2017
Irony: a situation in which something which was intended to have a particular result has the opposite or a very different result
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Apr 8, 2019
I tried itaca itica maybe even ithica... and icabut of something haha, but that was on me because with that one I only vaguely knew the right word.
ButternutSoup
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Level 43
Jun 13, 2020
Please accept Ithaka for Ithaca. Ithaka is the direct transliteration of the word, and several translations use this form rather than 'Ithaca'.
Jango
+2
Level 64
Sep 6, 2021
That's the worst definition of irony I've ever seen. This is the funniest: https://youtu.be/nT1TVSTkAXg
jakelegs
+1
Level 44
Jan 22, 2022
Missed "Inferno," but got "I Ching." It was on the bookshelf growing up. Thanks mom! :)
lemmons
+1
Level 86
Jul 6, 2022
surprised not to see Icarus as an answer
elcampeador
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Level 78
Jan 12, 2023
Icarus is more so a mythological figure than a literary one
encomium16
+1
Level 50
Feb 17, 2024
Please accept "Ithica" for Ithaca
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