Monday, March 29, 2010

I look at all the lonely people

Consider the following verse from Beowulf in relation to our poetry discussion.

[...] Wealhtheow came to sit
in her gold crown between two good men,
uncle and nephew, each one of whom
still trusted the other
(lines 1162-1165)

I can't wait to see what songs you found for this week's lesson.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Grafted Tongue and Translations

How did our discussion on the historical and political contexts of Ireland contribute to your understanding of the texts? What connections are you making with language and the other themes that we discussed last week? What words in Grafted Tone contribute to your analysis?

See you on Thursday,

Monday, March 1, 2010

Kiss of the Fur Queen

Hello everyone,

Now that your done reading the book I am eager to hear what you have to say. You may also choose to discuss the two poems that we read before the exam.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
Ralph Waldo Emerson(1803 - 1882)