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The Diliad, or Deiliad, is a lost
The Date of Creation of The Diliad
Nicochares died circa 345 B.C.[3] thus placing the creation of The Diliad on or prior to that date, for reasons that are obvious by simple logic – one cannot create a work after they are dead.[4] In his novel, A Frolic of His Own, William Gaddis refers to Nicochares on page 324 (in the Scribner softback edition).[5] Annotations for the book describe Nicochares as a 5th century B.C. poet,[6] thus conflicting with other sources on the time of Nicochares’ death. Nevertheless all sources agree that Nicochares' version of The Diliad was composed before his death.
The Cult of The Diliad
Because it is a
By the Middle Ages the cult's strict rules of secrecy were highly codified. Before donning cap and gown graduates would perform a Diliad written by a select group of peers. Following performance of the skit all content and record of it would be destroyed. The performance of an original version of The Diliad was considered a rite of passage for many of the top monasteries, along with the subsequent ritual of ceremoniously burning the manuscript so that it could join Nicochares' original work. [8]
Modern carbon-dating techniques reveal many top Medieval thinkers to be part of this cult.
Even to this day such infamous secret societies as
The Influence of the The Diliad on Modern Language
In fact, these Diliad performances were taken so seriously in scholastic circles that the word describing the hard work put into producing a Diliad has come down to the English language through the word, "diligence."[13] Meanwhile, the word, "skittish," is etymologically derived from an ironic appellation applied to those too timid to perform in the skits.[14]
The Influence of The Diliad on Modern Literature and Comedy
For a lost work, The Diliad has shown itself to have incredible influence even up to modern times. What follows are just some of the references made to it in the past century.
In an interview for the
In
In perhaps the most touching reference to The Diliad, upon the untimely death of comedian Phil Hartman, Andy Dick in a tearful interview with David Letterman on The Late Show, conveyed his sorrow with the following simile, “It’s like losing The Diliad. Once it’s gone there is no getting it back.”[18]
Notes
- ^ Google Search, "Diliad Nicochares"
- ^ Hendra, Tony (June 2002), "MORNING IN AMERICA: The rise and fall of the National Lampoon", Harper's, 304 (1825): 59–66
- ^ Nicochares
- ISBN 0023249803
- ISBN 0684800527
- ^ Annotations by Steven Moore, On Nicochares
- ISBN 0226359921
- ISBN 0060925531
- ISBN 0393322238
- ISBN 0671012002
- ISBN 0671012002
- ^ Moore, Michael (2006), Sicko (Film), Weinstein Company
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- ^ Glass, Stephen (5/18/98), "Hack Heaven", New Republic, 218 (20): 11–12
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(help) - ^ Kazantzakis, Nikos (1965), Report to Greco, Simon and Schuster
- ^ The Siskel and Ebert Show, Review of Looking for Richard
- ^ The David Letterman Show, A Tender Moment
- ^ Get on the Bus, with Snoop
- ISBN 080215042X
- ISBN 0802130305
- ISBN 080215042X
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- Tierno, Michael (2002). Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters: Storytelling Secrets From the Greatest Mind in Western Civilization. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 0786887400.
- Wallace, David Foster (1996). Infinite Jest. Boston: Little Brown. ISBN 0316920045.
- Cervantes, Miguel de (1999). Don Quijote. New York: W.W. Norton. ISBN 0-393-97281-x.
- Paz, Octavio (1994). The Labyrinth of Solitude. New York: Grove Press. ISBN 080215042X.
- Borges, Jorge Luis (1994). Ficciones. New York: Grove Press. ISBN 0802130305.
- Kazantzakis, Nikos (1965). Report to Greco. New York: Simon and Schuster. ASIN B000CNW5OY.
- Copi, Irving M. (1997). Symbolic Logic. New York: Macmillan. ISBN 0023249803.
- Gaddis, William (1995). A Frolic of His Own. New York: Scribner. ISBN 0684800527.
- Huizinga, Johann (1996). The Autumn of the Middle Ages. Chicago: University of Chicago. ISBN 0226359921.
- Cantor, Norman (1994). The Civilization of the Middle Ages. New York: Harper Perennial. ISBN 0060925531.
- Buglioso, Vincent (1974). Helter Skelter. New York: W.W. Norton. ISBN 0393322238.
- Durant, William (1980). The Age of Faith. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0671012002.
- Watt, William W. (1952). An American Rhetoric. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. ISBN 030797659.
- Homer (1998). Chapman's Homer: The Iliad. Princeton: Princeton/Bollingen. ISBN 0-691-00236-3.
- Shakespeare, William (1988). Richard II. New York: Bantam Classics. ISBN 0553213032.
- Shakespeare, William (1988). Richard III. New York: Bantam Classics. ISBN 0553213040.
- Robbins, Alexandra (2002). Secrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, the Ivy League, and the Hidden Paths of Power. New York: Back Bay Books. ISBN 0316735612.
- Schloss, Joseph (2004). Making Beats: The Art of Sample-Based Hip-Hop. Middleton, CT: Wesleyan. ISBN 0819566969.
- Kazantzakis, Nikos (1998). The Last Temptation of Christ. New York: Touchstone. ISBN 068485256X.