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I'm looking for a recommendation for a reasonably priced 'History of English Literature'. Something that is readable for the slightly more than casual enthusiast and something that covers the main...

Thanks tailor STATELY. This looks very promising. I have sent on to said Granddaughter for confirmation.

Kind regards, Ji

I'm trying to find a poem that my Granddaughter remembers reading a year back. It is likely to be Australian in origin and contemporary. Some remembered snipits are:

Australian lamb
One to...

The Scarlet Letter is one of my favourites. Hester Prynne is such a strong and noble character, without being idealised in any way.

1. " ... the opening chapter... almost unnecessary ... "....

I posted this thread in the Poetry Section yesterday but perhaps this is the better option. I would really appreciate any views.

"I'm looking for a good biography of Walt Whitman.

I appreciate...

I'm looking for a good biography of Walt Whitman.

I appreciate that different biographies will have varying emphases and I will be happy to tackle more than one. However, initially what I really...

I have been reading some poetry by Australian bush poet John O'Brien from around 1900.
O'Brien's poetry is earthy, colloquial, jocular, camp-fire stuff. Highly enjoyable, but, in my view, probably...

O Me! O Life! by Walt Whitman

And few others by WW. I pick up 'Leaves of Grass' every month or so and revisit a few favourites. It will be noted (because I know how to spell 'favourites') that I...

Hmmm. Why do I read?
I identify with almost everything others have suggested and I particularly like the notion of 'luxuriating in language'.
Ultimately I think I read because it's who I am.

While this is no doubt true, it is also true that questions (and the responses provided) will often be of interest to others. I personally use the forum extensively in this way.

Gandhi would approve.

Regards,
Ji

I did not mean to suggest that this forum should be used as a source for ready made, concise answers to assignment papers. But Lanche has only asked for 'help' and this should be a great place for...

Sorry Lanche but unfortunately I do not have the knowledge to help you.

However, I wish others would. If the people sharing this forum love literature then why would there be an objection to...

"PS Is Fredy(sic) Neptune a poem? Murray strikes me as brilliant."

Fredy Neptune (and it is Fredy) is a novel in verse. A brilliant work in my view.

Ji

In 2015 I read some excellent books and re-read a couple of my favourites (Eugene Onegin - Pushkin and Fredy Neptune - Les Murray)

However, 2015 was also the year that for the very first time I...

This is not the one of can remember. But many thanks, I am trying to collect some to juxtapose against 'Do not go gentle into that good night' and this also slots in nicely.

Many (most) people will be familiar with Dylan Thomas' famous poem 'Do not go gentle into that good night'. I have read another poem (I think by another very known Poet) that deals with the same...

I am also looking for this poem - I hope your request is fruitful.

I agree entirely. Words that are paced and evoke the senses are just as important as character development and story line.

I can also luxuriate in the intoxicating rhythm of the verse novel....

Some time ago I converted to ebook reading and my experiences were similar. Books were suddenly more accessible and I could follow reading trails through authors, genres, etc., more readily.

Now...

Fredy Neptune by Australian Poet Les Murray is possibly my all time favorite book. I have been draw back to reread it on a number of occasions.
It is a truly epic read in roughly 300 pages of...

Are there other (other than me) verse novel enthusiasts out there?

I have read a number of the apparently better known verse novels ('Eugene Onegin'; 'The Golden Gate'; 'Fredy Neptune') and I have...

I find my reading style is usually determined by the book - The Moor's Last Sigh (Slaman Rushdie) - is a bit frenetic and demands a similar reading response.
Henry James on the the other hand evokes...

Hi All
I am new to this forum, live in Australia and probably a lot older than many other Literature Network participants.
My reading is fairly eclectic but I do have a particular interest in the...