Talk:Mary Renault
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I've corrected an obvious error in the new paragraph about Demosthenes (Renault couldn't read Greek – see her entry in the old DNB) and have re-punctuated what appears to be a quotation. This needs to be checked and a source added. Wilus 13:21, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Speaking of that, do her "theories" about Demosthenes' relations with Philip and Alexander appear in her non-fiction or only in The Fire from Heaven? If the latter, they're not theories she proposed, but an imaginative recreation that she may have believed was consistent with Demosthenes' character but not necessarily true. —JerryFriedman 20:34, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
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- Seems like there's a bit too much about Demosthenes in this article--he's a minor character in one of her books, when the major characters (real and fictional) of most of her books aren't even mentioned. Nareek 05:44, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Quintus Curtius Rufus
Does anyone want to weigh in on the problem at Quintus Curtius Rufus? It's a conflict that started out as a revert war and has moved anywhere since--we need more input. Nareek 14:17, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] The Renault name
Mary adopted the name Renault when she published her first book, apparently to keep her identity secret from her nursing employers. I have heard from more than one reasonable source that she pronounced the name "renolt", not in the French fashion, and would like some input on this from someone who knows her history better than I do. (Passing reader, 5 July 2006.)
