The author of this dissertation is Dutch and went to the University of
Amsterdam. I think you have to take that into account when you
translate "sanguine" in the Dutch version. The dutch word is a
positive word. It could easily mean that while there was a fantasy
view of the world around them. Thus, I agree with Jerome about the
meaning of the word. Of course, I haven't read the paper yet but this
seems more reasonable.
Shelley
On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 6:41 PM, jerome schatten <romers_at_shaw.ca> wrote:
> Fred...
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> At first I could not understand what you were getting at when you said: "The
> tittle does tell a lot about the direction of the book". Then, this morning,
> Anny Mater wrote to me: "...Jew hatred was nothing new and the title
> "sanguine"= French, for bloodsuckers can't really tell anything favorable
> about the Jews."
>
> I began to see the multiple ways in which 'sanguine' is being used and
> interpreted by the folks discussing this thread. So... how to really
> understand the 'title', "A Sanguine Bunch"?
>
> It is my understanding that 'sanguine', usually refers to a rosy, optimistic
> disposition, or one's favouring the best possible outcome.
>
> At the very end of the summary section, talking about the 1908 Celebrations
> in Vienna, the author says:
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> "Czernowitz had commemorated its 500th existence shortly before with a
> parade focusing on Austrian
> accomplishments [...]
> It was hardly surprising that in the press the traditional criticism
> surfaced again: nobody in the West really knew about Bukovina and the
> cheerful folksy tableaux on display hid the persistent economic misery in
> the land."
>
> Is it posible that this may be the 'sanguinity' in the title rather than
> 'bloodsucking'. In other words, the 'Pollyanna-ish' attitude of the
> Monarchy?
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> Best,
> jerome
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> On 2015-01-03 8:04 PM, Fred Weisinger wrote:
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>> The tittle does tell a lot about the direction of the book.
>> I extract from the comment & snippets of the book t
>> who is going to be the ultimate scapegoat.
>> Yet, the Church as the largest landowner appears to be the "Mother Theres=
>> =C3=A4 "
>> The Christian absentee landowners appear like the benevolent society.
>> Only the Jews are the bloodsucking "usurers" Its shows it lacks research
>> and editing
>> and to be more specific about these pesky Jewish usurers.
>> Biased generalities should not be accepted.
>> Fred. Weisinger
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>> On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 3:37 AM, Merle Kastner <merlek_at_bell.net> wrote:
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>>> I tend to agree with you Jerome. It's unfortunate that the author
>>> wrote it in this manner. It's upsetting.
>>> Merle
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