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This article about a book is strangely silent about what the story is. I suspect it might be a result of splitting an article into two, for the novel and the film, but if the primary use of the title "The Princess Bride" is going to be about the novel, it really should at least summarize the story. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 13:15, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
As of 9 July 2014, the only plot summarized here is the movie plot. Absolutely nothing else. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.129.203.28 ( talk) 04:38, 10 July 2014 (UTC)
I own the 25th anniversary edition. It has the bit about Carly and the first chapter of the sequel. How can this possibly need a citation? It's right there in the book if you want to check it. 213.249.135.41 16:11, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
Hey, I have actually never read the book, but I saw the movie. I have a question about Inigo. He is a hispanic man, yes? In compleate ignorance of how Mr. Goldman spelt the name, I believe there are a few accients missing in the article, and I didn't want to correct them and be wrong, so I am asking a question on this instead. The name Inigo, is Basq, the group of individuals in Northern Spain (where I believe he is from), and is the Basq version of Ignatius. Now in Spanish and in Basq, the name has an ñ where the n is, and I was wondering if Inigo is from Spain, is his same spelled Inigo or Iñigo. Sorry if I come across as rude or arrogant, but I am infact both Cuban and Basq, and was merely trying to clarify something. Anyone know? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.32.232.14 ( talk • contribs) 19:56, July 12, 2007
Also: In older medieval and early modern Spanish name documents, the diacritic over the 'n'is sometimes present, sometimes missing — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.244.168.131 ( talk) 16:21, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
Any reason why he uses the names of old currencies for the warring countries? Arthurian Legend 21:23, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
For fun? 128.250.6.246 02:31, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
The link to the reunion scene takes you to a dead page... is this intentional as to keep up the satire? Or is it a mistake... something to look into? Boydannie ( talk) 14:10, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
One gets this email:
This article has a grand total of two citations. Considering the claims it makes, this is surely unacceptable. Thedarkfourth ( talk) 08:54, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
http://xkcd.com/549/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.131.48.66 ( talk) 20:10, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
It's kind of a long list; maybe trim it down to a couple of the true legendary greats, such as Cervantes and P.D.Q. Bach?-- NapoliRoma ( talk) 01:05, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
The bottom three entries -- downloadable game, card game, and Inigo portraits -- in the external links section look more like for-profit sites selling Princess Bride-related paraphernalia. I plan to delete them unless someone has a reason why I shouldn't. --
MARQUIS111 (
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18:11, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
You may want to keep the card game and downloadable game links, as they are mentioned in the main article. Delete the Inigo portrait link.
Mario777Zelda (
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02:10, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
Could we get a section called "Reception"? (You guys know what should be in it.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.80.135.95 ( talk) 14:29, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
I'm appalled that this article, as currently written, gives credit to Goldman only. Goldman did a great job parsing out all the best parts...I myself when I had the unabridged version when I was a teanager could NOT make it through, after reading Goldman's version some 3 times (and 5 years full before the movie came out).
S. Morgenstern lived, and wrote this book. This article is giving horribly false information to the masses and needs to be changed!
- April Pierson-Drake april@aprilp.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.112.2.150 ( talk) 18:04, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
I must concur that the original work did exist. I recall seeing my mother read the original 1000+ page work. I will do my best to find an original copy for reference.-- Goofycaca ( talk) 03:57, 29 March 2010 (UTC)Charles
Miracle Max was also a nickname of Dr. Max Jacobson. I wonder if the choice of the character's name was inspired by the real person (though the real person administered "miracle injections" rather than "miracle pills"). Hadaso ( talk) 08:28, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
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Hello! I'm new here and noticed that the "Context" section could use more citations, although I agree with it's overall content. I plan to add some citations and links to the Wikipedia pages for the appropriate literary techniques (hopefully in the next couple of days). This may require a bit of editing of the verbiage of the section, too, to make sure it matches and is supported by the citations. But like I said, I think the previous editor's explanation of the frame story is fairly clear. Prehending ( talk) 01:21, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
In the novel, the just-kidnapped Buttercup jumps into the Florin Channel, not a lake, where there are sharks, not shrieking eels. The movie has the shrieking eels. I'm not sure I know how to properly edit or cite this, but feel this would warrant a correction. Obesefrogs ( talk) 05:49, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
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This article about a book is strangely silent about what the story is. I suspect it might be a result of splitting an article into two, for the novel and the film, but if the primary use of the title "The Princess Bride" is going to be about the novel, it really should at least summarize the story. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 13:15, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
As of 9 July 2014, the only plot summarized here is the movie plot. Absolutely nothing else. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.129.203.28 ( talk) 04:38, 10 July 2014 (UTC)
I own the 25th anniversary edition. It has the bit about Carly and the first chapter of the sequel. How can this possibly need a citation? It's right there in the book if you want to check it. 213.249.135.41 16:11, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
Hey, I have actually never read the book, but I saw the movie. I have a question about Inigo. He is a hispanic man, yes? In compleate ignorance of how Mr. Goldman spelt the name, I believe there are a few accients missing in the article, and I didn't want to correct them and be wrong, so I am asking a question on this instead. The name Inigo, is Basq, the group of individuals in Northern Spain (where I believe he is from), and is the Basq version of Ignatius. Now in Spanish and in Basq, the name has an ñ where the n is, and I was wondering if Inigo is from Spain, is his same spelled Inigo or Iñigo. Sorry if I come across as rude or arrogant, but I am infact both Cuban and Basq, and was merely trying to clarify something. Anyone know? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.32.232.14 ( talk • contribs) 19:56, July 12, 2007
Also: In older medieval and early modern Spanish name documents, the diacritic over the 'n'is sometimes present, sometimes missing — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.244.168.131 ( talk) 16:21, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
Any reason why he uses the names of old currencies for the warring countries? Arthurian Legend 21:23, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
For fun? 128.250.6.246 02:31, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
The link to the reunion scene takes you to a dead page... is this intentional as to keep up the satire? Or is it a mistake... something to look into? Boydannie ( talk) 14:10, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
One gets this email:
This article has a grand total of two citations. Considering the claims it makes, this is surely unacceptable. Thedarkfourth ( talk) 08:54, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
http://xkcd.com/549/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.131.48.66 ( talk) 20:10, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
It's kind of a long list; maybe trim it down to a couple of the true legendary greats, such as Cervantes and P.D.Q. Bach?-- NapoliRoma ( talk) 01:05, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
The bottom three entries -- downloadable game, card game, and Inigo portraits -- in the external links section look more like for-profit sites selling Princess Bride-related paraphernalia. I plan to delete them unless someone has a reason why I shouldn't. --
MARQUIS111 (
talk)
18:11, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
You may want to keep the card game and downloadable game links, as they are mentioned in the main article. Delete the Inigo portrait link.
Mario777Zelda (
talk)
02:10, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
Could we get a section called "Reception"? (You guys know what should be in it.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.80.135.95 ( talk) 14:29, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
I'm appalled that this article, as currently written, gives credit to Goldman only. Goldman did a great job parsing out all the best parts...I myself when I had the unabridged version when I was a teanager could NOT make it through, after reading Goldman's version some 3 times (and 5 years full before the movie came out).
S. Morgenstern lived, and wrote this book. This article is giving horribly false information to the masses and needs to be changed!
- April Pierson-Drake april@aprilp.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.112.2.150 ( talk) 18:04, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
I must concur that the original work did exist. I recall seeing my mother read the original 1000+ page work. I will do my best to find an original copy for reference.-- Goofycaca ( talk) 03:57, 29 March 2010 (UTC)Charles
Miracle Max was also a nickname of Dr. Max Jacobson. I wonder if the choice of the character's name was inspired by the real person (though the real person administered "miracle injections" rather than "miracle pills"). Hadaso ( talk) 08:28, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
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The result of the move request was: moved. ( non-admin closure) Celia Homeford ( talk) 13:52, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
The Princess Bride →
The Princess Bride (novel) – In contrasting the sheer popularity of the film against the long-term significance of the namesake novel, I believe we have move this article per
WP:NOPRIMARY. I propose replacing the primary name with a disambiguation page (and not a
WP:PRIMARYREDIRECT) as a way to discourage incorrect internal wikilinks. I surveyed a few of the current ones, and its clear many editors link to the novel article when they mean the film. --
Netoholic
@
12:47, 15 February 2019 (UTC)
Hello! I'm new here and noticed that the "Context" section could use more citations, although I agree with it's overall content. I plan to add some citations and links to the Wikipedia pages for the appropriate literary techniques (hopefully in the next couple of days). This may require a bit of editing of the verbiage of the section, too, to make sure it matches and is supported by the citations. But like I said, I think the previous editor's explanation of the frame story is fairly clear. Prehending ( talk) 01:21, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
In the novel, the just-kidnapped Buttercup jumps into the Florin Channel, not a lake, where there are sharks, not shrieking eels. The movie has the shrieking eels. I'm not sure I know how to properly edit or cite this, but feel this would warrant a correction. Obesefrogs ( talk) 05:49, 7 January 2024 (UTC)