Why is da Vinci’s name on the cover?
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Re: Why is da Vinci’s name on the cover?
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I think it was fine. They made the connection in a way that was not overly overt, but it connected da Vinci due to his work.cristinaro wrote: ↑03 Jun 2018, 04:12 Leonardo da Vinci is an episodic character in the novel. Considering the overabundance of fictional books using his life as a pretext, would you agree with such a marketing strategy?
Do you think that Fioretta and Giuliano’s story and the different references to Leonardo’s work are reasons enough to use his name in the title? Is it ethical or not?
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Fioretta was the girl who knew Leonardo, and his work ties the storylines together.
Granted, there was an abundance of famous Renaissance artists alive and in Florence at the same time as these characters (Michelangelo Buonarroti comes to mind) and they don't even make an appearance. The choice to name Leonardo could have been just because there's so much mystery surrounding his work (likely because of how his manuscripts, sketches, and paintings were scattered after his death).
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I agree with you on this one, I would expect the book to have at least some real girl-next-door dossiers on Da Vinci.cristinaro wrote: ↑04 Jun 2018, 08:06 ...When I read the title "The Girl Who Knew da Vinci", what do I think of? I imagine I would learn a lot of things about da Vinci, things from his personal as well as his professional life. You've already said what a famous artist da Vinci was. Besides, there are so many things we don't know about his complex personality. He expressed himself in so many domains. Does the novel rise to the level of my expectations as promised by the title? I would say no, considering it turns out to be nothing more than a romance which uses da Vinci's name and the paranormal elements to lure more readers.
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