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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Anonymous / Old Review
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Sir Gawayn and þe Grene Knyȝt) is a 14th century Arthurian chivalric romance, written by an unnamed writer who is often referred to as the Pearl Poet, which is split into four parts called FITS. In each fit there are many short stanzas which all end with a rhyming bob…
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The Song of Love Triumphant by Ivan Turgenev / Old Review
It’s not much of a secret that Ivan Turgenev is one of my favourite writers. I decided late last year that I would make my way through his novels, short stories and plays. I chose to start with one of his short stories, The Song of Love Triumphant, because I read somewhere he dedicated it…
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Ion, by Euripides // Old Review
“When our oppressor is all powerful, where shall we fly for justice?” Ion, an Ancient Greek play by Euripides, was supposed to have been written between 414 and 412 B.C and is defined as a…
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Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm [Old Review]
Hansel and Gretel was first published in the two volume set of Fairy Tales Kinder- und Hausmarchen, composed by Jacob and Wilheim Grimm, in 1812. The Grimm brothers heard of the tale of Hansel and Gretel from a family friend but it’s certainly not an original tale. It possibly could have originated during the Great…
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Le Morte D’Arthur
Oh, Le Morte D’Arthur. I’ve been reading Thomas Malory’s take on the Arthurian legends for about four months now (it was my Classics Club Spin read back in June) but haven’t really been able to make it very far. I’ve read the first three books which totals about 117 pages but I can’t seem to…
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Top Ten Tuesday – Books This Year
Since it’s the start of June and almost halfway through the year (!) there couldn’t be a better time for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic, which I’m going to use as a kind of recap of this year in Literature. I’ve read a lot of great books this year so this Top Ten Books…
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Animal Farm, by George Orwell
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” Animal Farm, a widely read and loved Novella by George Orwell, was first published in 1945. On the surface it’s a simple tale of mistreated animals taking a farm from the hands of humans and building a new world order but once you…
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The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte
“In sunshine, in prosperity, the flowers are very well; but how many wet days are there in life—November seasons of disaster, when a man’s hearth and home would be cold indeed, without the clear, cheering gleam of intellect.” The Professor, Charlotte Bronte’s (pen name Currer Bell) first novel, was published posthumously in 1857 and at…
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Dirty Hands – Jean Paul Sartre
Dirty Hands, an existentialist play written by Jean Paul Sartre, is by far the most engaging and thought provoking play I have read. Admittedly, I’m not a reader of plays as I have always found them sharp and brutal and out of touch with my interests. I have read Shakespeare as well as his contemporaries…