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Beowulf

I vaguely remember trying to read a translation of Beowulf when I was a freshman in college. At the time, it didn’t seem to actually tell a story, and since there were plenty of other, more interesting things to read as an English major, and many more interesting things to do as a college student, [...]

October 24, 2007 Posted in: fiction, poetry No Comments

Selected Fables by Jean de la Fontaine

I was not impressed with my first reading of Fontaine’s fables. The rhyming scheme seems to numb my brain and have a glossing-over effect on my eyes. I have heard rave reviews about this translation (by Eunice Clark), but mostly among French students who have the English/French parallel edition. I cannot help but wonder if [...]

July 1, 2007 Posted in: fables, poetry No Comments

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