Talk:Púca
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How sad that there is no place in a serious discussion of the inhabitants of the imagination for whimsy. I can understand tirades over the commercialization of treasured memories but... Ace Diamond 02:52, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Whimsy
There's nothing wrong with whimsy. But it devastates the flow of this article when placed right at the front end. Even though there is room for whimsy in this topic, the writing also needs to be at least somewhat encyclopedic, and the placement of your quote(?) is inappropriate. Denni☯ 19:13, 2004 Dec 18 (UTC)
[edit] Encyclopedic?
- Yet myth is not easily denied. The Púca, ever the master of disguise, may find new life in synthetic fur and glass eyes, and gallop forth into the darkness once again to strike fear into the hearts of the midnight traveller.
[edit] Somewhat
I do believe I said "somewhat encyclopedic." :) And was that a real quote? Denni☯ 02:20, 2004 Dec 21 (UTC)
Yes, it is a real quote from the play Harvey. Written, by the way, by a woman who learned of the pooka at her dear old immigrant Irish grandmothers knee. Ace Diamond 02:31, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Then perhaps you can find a good spot for it in this article. I have no problem with the quote - my issue was with its placement. I have a small problem with the movie, which features a puka as a giant, sort of goofy rabbit (rather like portraying the Tasmanian devil as a bad-mannered chipmunk), but I have a dear old immigrant Irish grandmother too, so know which side to butter my bread. Denni☯ 00:27, 2004 Dec 22 (UTC)
I think that I may be spending way too much effort on this but if you look seriously at the play (or the movie) you will notice that Harvey is a real threat to what people think is "normal". He challanges Vita's notion of propriety, he challenges Dr. Chumley's notion of psychological balance. He really is pretty scary to a 20th century world view.
You shouldn't sell Harvey too short. Watch the movie again, It really is great.
This is my last word on this subject. Merry Christmas!!!
[edit] NPOV
I think this sentence is NPOV. Anyone agree?
At the beginning of the 21st century, the Púca has succumbed to the enfeeblement which has been the fate of so many other powerful mythological creatures. Contemporary media have reduced it to a harmless, shy, and slightly demented garden-gnomish weevil eater.
Ace Diamond 03:56, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Any relationship between the Puca and "Puck" from Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream??
