Talk:Quo Vadis (novel)

message: I'm having trouble comprehending this sentence in the article:
"One aspect seen in this very classic is that it is a masterpiece for adults, for people developing in a criteria of profound thought in christendom"
Could someone who knows what it could mean correct this sentence? Martijn Faassen 14:06, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Comprehension

message: There are inaccuracies here.  Marcus Vinicius was mentioned by either Tacitus or Suetonius as one of three who rebelled against Nero.  They were execured, so Sienkiewicz simply improved on his fate.  But one thrust of the book was its parallels with Polish history and persecution, which isn't really discussed in the article.    
The article quotes the New Testament story of Simon Peter's question to Christ, 'Lord, we know not whither Thou goest, and how then can we know the way?' as the origin of the novel's title.  This is incorrect.  In fact, Sienkiewicz chose his title on the basis of that other old legend, cited by several ancient Christian historians (and included as an event in the book) that the elder Peter, on his flight from Rome to escape persecution, allegedly saw a vision of Christ, to whom he said, 'Quo Vadis, Domine?' ('Whither goest thou, Lord?')  Christ then replied to him (through the voice of a boy, Nazarius), 'I am going to Rome to be crucified a second time, since you are deserting my sheep.  My people in Rome have need of you'.
:Well I honestly believed that Marcus Vinicius was fictional, but I did not include the stuff about the bible passage. The first can easily be improved but I must adivise to find proper evidence for the second (perhaps something about the old legend and that Sienkiewicz was inspired by it). Still you can always correct such inaccuracies. Flamarande (talk) 18:24, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Right now the supposedly historical Marcus Vinicius points to an apparently historical figure that married someone else and lived at the wrong time (too early). If there was a mention of another Marcus Vinicius in Tacitus or Suetonius that does match the character in the novel, please provide a reference?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.24.86.118 (talk) 18:07, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Inaccuracy

message: Was this motif invented for the novel, or does it have some basis in ancient history? Several sculptures and paintings have been based on this, and WP should probably discuss it somewhere. Drutt (talk) 07:45, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: This motif is much older, see Europa (mythology). A.J. (talk) 10:26, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Lygia and the Bull

message: As the play was first produced when only the first part of Quo Vadis had been published, is there any possibility that the novel drew from the play ? Or is it likely pure coincidence ? -- Beardo (talk) 05:12, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sign of the Cross 

message: Whatever its accuracy in terms of literature alone, I don't really see the point in honouring the notoriously racist edgelord WC Brann by even mentioning his review. Surely a bestseller by a Nobel Prize laureate has been assessed in the meantime by some more acclaimed critics? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.10.128.80 (talk) 11:00, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Further to these two comments, the "Reception" section seems to place undue weight on a single review, which, in modern day terms, seems trollish. I've been WP:BOLD and removed it, so feel free to restore and discuss here. - Ttwaring (talk) 15:23, 27 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reception