Talk:Africa (Petrarch)

message: *The image of a book cover doesn't add value to the article, in my opinion. It's from a modern translation and doesn't tell us anything about Petrarch's poem. An image from an early printed edition would be a nice touch, if one can be located.
*The footnotes list page numbers, but don't tell us which author/work is being cited. This is a problem.
*The "itinerary" of the second Punic war is unnecessary. If a reader wants to know more about the history behind Petrarch's poem, s/he can read Second Punic War.
I'm removing the image and the "itinerary"; hopefully someone can tell us what book the footnotes are citing, so we can format the citations properly. --Akhilleus (talk) 21:29, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Doug, I understand that Bergin and Wilson provide a chronology of the 2nd Punic War in their introduction. Obviously, that's not part of Petrarch's poem, but something included to help readers understand the poem. However, we're writing an encyclopedia article about the poem, so our aims are not the same as Bergin and Wilson's. And I don't see why we need to include the chronology, since we can simply direct readers to Second Punic War. --Akhilleus (talk) 23:35, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

text: P.S. I also did the improvements on the references for the Notes. Hope that is correct. --Doug talk 13:05, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

text: P.P.S. I have done some investigation and found that worldwide this "representation" of the English translation (even to color) is pretty much the way it is in all English speaking countries (as well as many others). In all Universities in the United States, Canada, and most of Europe (as well as South Africa) they show this "representation" I have supplied as their book (which is mostly available worldwide). Therefore I have re-entered this in only the Note section where it is referenced. I have even made it real small. If you object and really believe this is out of place and not correct, then just remove the image. I won't loose any sleep over it. Just wanted to let you know what I am doing. Hope this is alright with you. --Doug talk 15:31, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

text: P.P.P.S. Corrected the Bibliography to make it clear that this is the English translation. Hope this is O.K. --Doug talk 19:54, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: A few problems with the article

message: This is a poem, not a historical event. It belongs in the language and literature nominees. If the main contributor to the article is confused regarding what the article is about, there's legitimate doubt about the quality of the article... --Akhilleus (talk) 00:44, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks Akhilleus for catching that. I was confused where to place it as the poem is about ancient history (Second Punic War). I think I have it the way you suggested and assume that is correct, since I haven't worked on many Good Article nominations. The ones I have worked on has been about the American Civil War, which turned out to be in the History category. Thanks again for the help.--Doug Coldwell talk 01:29, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Good article nominee in ''world history'''? 

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replies: text: See also WP:DCGAR. SandyGeorgia (Talk)  21:07, 22 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible copyright problem