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Hey! I hear you! I've been obsessed with Russian lit for awhile now, the more I read the more insatiable the desire for more becomes. :lol: I have become quite partial to the Cossacks, myself. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Argyroneta
Welcome. :wave:
Hey, I just joined this forum. I love books, and have a habit of walking out of a bookstore with a book. My favorite books are Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice. My favorite authors are Charlotte Bronte, Jane Austen, and Jean Sasson.
When I don't have my nose in a book, I'm usually at work at a shoe store, or a candy store, or I'm scrabooking or just hanging out online. I also like extremely old movies, and for Christmas I got a boxed set of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers DVDs. My mom joked the other day that she thought she picked up the wrong daughter from the hospital, since we don't like any of the same things. :lol:
Hi :D ....
I love Russian literature myself. Since you are interested in Cossaks, you might want to try reading Nikolay. Gogol' and Fedoseev-Shykshin. Those are really good and famous writers:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Idril
I currently reading 'Dead Souls' by Gogol. The man was a genius and I don't think I have ever read anything like it before. I haven't heard of Fedoseev-Shykshin, but I will investigate. Thanks
Hi Everybody. I just found this site yesterday. It looks so interesting. I love reading all the posts. I love Mark Twain. I used to live across the street from the Newspaper office he worked in in Virginia City NV. Has anybody read the new book by the author of Cold Mountain, Fraiser..[Thinks that's the spelling] I look forward to getting to know all of you and learning about great books. See Ya..Pup
I've read Gogol's Taras Bulba and that's what made me fall in love with the Cossacks in the first place and then that love was secured with Sholohkov's Quiet Flows the Don. I haven't heard of Fedoseev-Shykshin though, I'll have to add that to my list, thank you.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Yelena
Good Day All,
What a delight to find a world of readers right at my fingertips!!
I stumbled on the site yesterday after being totally frustrated with Shakespeare's play, "All's Well That Ends Well". I am no Shakespeare scholar and quickly surrendered my disappointment to the quest to understand, like, "Ok, Mr. Master Shakespeare, what were you thinking?"
Thus, here I am.
To my delight someone has suggested reading a play every two months and discussing it, so I am in! Forgive me if I jump ahead, but look forward to rich contributions.
Last book read, "Salt, and the Alchemical Soul" a collection of 3 essays by Ernest Jones, C.G. Jung, and James Hillman.
So I say farewell to introductions and head over to the Shakespeare peeps.
blessings all,
Vesta Luna
Welcome Pup! I also like Mark Twain! I'm sure you will enjoy it here.Quote:
Originally Posted by pup
Welcome Luna! Dont worry about the Shakespeare, it's hard for everyone at first. It just takes a bit of researching and practice and I'm sure youll understand it in no time. Enjoy! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Vesta Luna
Hey, I just found this site whilst trying to do some research for my English homework...thought it looked interesting...
This is actually the first forum that I have ever joined; I guess I'm a pretty useless teenager really...
I ought to stop the ...ing. It makes me sound so... vague.
I just wanted to say hello. I love reading and writing - I have so many favourite books that it would take ages to say them all, and would probably bore you all silly, but I guess I like fantasy most of all. Well, among other things... I love Shakespeare too; I'm not quite sure why, but his writing feels like magic inside when you read it...
Anyway, I'd better get back to my homework actually. But I look foward to talking to everyone, and finding out more about some great books.
Bye!!!
XXX
hey you're not alone. i found this site also for assignments sake and i believe that i am just as new as you are. I had a passion for reading when i was much younger but growing up sort of killed it. Now i read mostly because I'm an English language major at the university and well, I'd better get that passion back if I hope to make good grades.
Yeah, I'm real good with African Literature since i am African - Ghanaian actually. I will definitely be adding more info in my profile
Welcome.,welcome Lioness! Dont worry about boring anyone, anything involving the mass-consumption of books is not boring in the least!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lioness_Heart
I can already tell we will be friends by the way you describe reading Shakespeare, you pinpointed it exactly. Magic inside you...what have you read of him?
Dont worry, i sometimes feel like a useless teen too, but this site helps. You really get to express your love of reading with others who can relate and contribute really fascinating comments too. I'm sure you will like it here!
Opppps, didn't see this thread...Here's my Hello that I started another thread with! :blush:
HELLO ;)
Thats fine DKelly...Welcome to the forums. I hope you like it here
Hi Drama,
Thanks for the welcome; it's nice to know that there are people out there who won't mind me constantly rabbitting on about books!
As for Shakespeare, I'm currently studying Hamlet at school (for my AS English lit.). Last year, I did Romeo and Juliet. Those two are my favourites, but I've also read (and seen): A Midsummer Night's dream, Twelfth Night and The Tempest. Until last year (during GCSEs we had to go to school on Saturday morning), I went to a Shakespeare youth drama group, and we did two main pieces based on King Lear and The Merchant of Venice. This year, for my LAMDA silver medal (solo acting), I'm doing a soliloquy from The Comedy of Errors, but I haven't read that one yet.
I love the poem, by the way. What is it from?
- Lioness XX
Hello and welcome alllll!!!
Lioness, Kelly, Zelus, Pup, Vesta, Argyroneta and and..
Hallo! I found this site while researching the word "literature" for an essay. This site is fantastic! I'm having a ball reading all the posts by people who are as hopelessly in love with books as I am.
Anyways, I am a teenager with decidedly unusual tastes. I have garnered quite a reputation in my church for being the hopeless bookworm, specializing in books no one has heard of. My favorites are Dorothy L. Sayers's Lord Peter Wimsey books (Has no one heard of the inimitable Lord Peter?) and J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. I've also read and admired the Silmarillion, but it's really hard reading!
Finally, because there seems to be an emphasis on schooling, I wanted to include something about it. Right now I am still in high school, but I am looking forward to starting college. Currently (I still have a couple of years) I'd like to major in English literature and minor in library science. Like I said, I'm a hopeless bookworm, and, I like to write as well.
Sounds like some fantastic Shakespeare experience! :D The poem is from the book "The Series of Unfortunate Events" by Lemony SnicketQuote:
Originally Posted by Lioness_Heart
Welcome fellow bookworm! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by andave_ya
Hello!
Ok, first off, i'm a college freshman studying Business Management. I'm addicted to the written word and am a huge shakespeare fan. I have many hobbies besides reading though. I also love dancing (especially salsa and merengue) because I am latina. I am also an accomplished singer who took vocal lessons at the age of 5 but at 10 I stopped taking lessons because my teachers had nothing more to teach. I play electric guitar and compose my own music and lyrics. I am currently writing a novel. I am also currently working as a real estate investor. I speak 4 languages...English, Spanish, Italian, and Japanese. I am also learning French. I love watching anime...if you don't know what that is..it is japanese animation. I have lots of friends that I love and cherish very much. I am extremely outgoing and active. I love working out, swimming, running, jet skiing, camping, hiking, hanging out with friends, and so much more. I am usually happy and joyful and when I get sad my friends and family help me get back up in a jiffy. I love life and I love people and I plan to live my life to the fullest!!! This is me. Nice to meet you. :)
Wow. Welcome LPR. You are quite accomplished for your age. You will make an excellent addition to our family. :)
Hello All-
I'd like to introduce myself. I am a college student. Actually, this is my second time at being one. I'm at the end of my program and will be starting my externship at a local law firm soon. I have loved literature and the written word since I was a child. My life long dream has been to be an author. I am looking forward to having thought provoking and challenging conversations with you all.
Virgil:Wow. Welcome LPR. You are quite accomplished for your age. You will make an excellent addition to our family.
@ Virgil: Awww. Thank you! That's so sweet! I love this site so much already. I feel very welcome. Thanks a lot! :)
Welcome Freya'sDaughter! Hope you feel as welcome here as I do!
Welcome freya! Welcome LPR! :) Enjoy the site!
I stumbled in here looking for a source for some Poe literature. I found what I was hunting for, and low and behold -- a treasure trove! So I'll be around.
:yawnb:
Welcome Captain Pike! I too am a big fan of Poe! I especially love "The Raven" :) I am sure you will love it here!
Hello all,
My name is LadyArmand. As you can plainly see I spent way too much time reading Anne Rice as a teenager. I’m a poet primarily but I’ve just finished my first novel and am working on editing it. And hope to shop it around to publishers soon. I’ve been published in a poetry anthology but out by a small press.
Hey! A classic Trek fan, nice to meet you! :wave: Although I have to say, I'm more of a Kirk fan myself. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain Pike
Welcome LadyArmand! You sound very accomplished! I am sure you will like it here, there are many talented writers and avid readers around :)Quote:
Originally Posted by LadyArmand
Hello!
I was looking for an English Literature forum since I started studying English and Latin at the university of Leuven (Belgium) this year.
I discovered that, although my knowledge of English literature is quite good, my vocabulary and grammar is thoroughly lacking. I hope to improve by taking part in this forum. Of course I'm also interested in English literature in itself :)
Eels
PS: Don't hesitate to correct me, since I really want to improve my English!
Welcome eels! It is always admirable to see someone putting in the effort to keep up another language! I know I am always hungry for practice in Chinese and relate. It sounds like your english is really good! And it is very cool you are taking Latin too! I am sure you will really like it here.:D
good morning from phoenix--my name is alli and i ran across this site looking for some new information on emily dickinson. it looks like it could be very fun and a great source for a wide variety of information/opinion. i have a ba in english lit and some towards a master's and hope to do some freelance writing. looking forward to gettting to know ya'll...
Welcome Alli. I think you will like lit net. It has a lot of variety. We can always use another english major on board. ;)
Congrats on getting published! Wow!
Hello, my name is pillows. You all lay your heads on me when you stop your reading and feel sleepy. I asume most of you read in bed. Well, I don't.
For the girl who is currently working on a paper about Dracula. Check out Nietzsche. You may be surprised to discover that Nietzsche's main work 'Thus spoke Zarathoustra' has been published in the same year as did 'Dracula' by Bram S.
And Nietzsche specifically mentions the existence of vampires, such as Dracula (in accordance to his Ubermensch-philosophy), but not in 'Thus spoke...' but in one of his other works, for you to find out which one it is on your own.
If this is any help to you, glad I could give it.
For the rest of the folks here. I am an avvid, but rather slow, reader at times. My mother language is Dutch but I live in Belgium.
My favorite author is Paul Auster.
But many others can compete.
Greetings. O, sigh
Welcome pillows! If you are interested in Nietzsche feel free to stop by the Nietzsche thread i have recently started and share your thoughts! I too read a lot but am rather slow.I find it is more the quality of what you read that counts, and that you understand it, rather then the amount or speed.
Enjoy!
Here goes a big hello to everyone active or inactive. :)
Basically i joined this forum because literature is one of my...ok i guess "passion" would be the word. + i love forums, they're often found to be lively and interactive and quite fun. But i must confess that it's a li'l hard to try to become a part of such a huge forum as this in a short time(it took me 5 visits just to go through the names of the threads, for instance!), so i think i'll take my time and check out the stuff. :D It's impossible in my part to read all the stuff that's been posted over the years though! :blush: and i have a vague doubt that this post by me may not be ever found in this li'l dark corner of the 99th page :( .
And oh! i almost forgot to tell abt myself!! :p okay so i'm this strong believer of the life-is-wonderful-theory, from south asia, Bangladesh to be more specific, and i m also a firm follower of the take-it-easy-theory! :D I worship music, & i love ...now thats the difficult part 'cuz i love so many things- i love nature(who doesnt?!), rhythm, words, friends, having friends, good company, .....well this can go on forever! :blush:
All in all, i love Love, Life, i love this world, though it's vile and wild at times.
I am nuts about physics and literature, odd combination i know! :D
And now i'm really boring u by my ultra-boring intro, so ciao! :D
Meow, ( I started staying that becuase I once started taking naps and then i called them cat naps and then i felt more catty) i also have other original greetings and farewells I am an "INTP" which stands for Introvert-iNuitive-Thinking-Perceiving. I Am very creative and i have a good sense of justice becuase i know the difference between right any wrong. I also know that just becuase one has a sense of justice doesn't mean they will be completely just or something. Justice is about harmony becuase harmony is about agrement and only good things agree and bad things never do without the justice between them. Bad things would destroy each other but good things will never. So justice is about taking out the bad things to conserve the harmony between good things. I am also caled Enrique buT i could be called Sapp or sky or sappy or don't know... um.--- "Sapphire Sky "Was something i created to describe myself in the deepest way possible, and believe me i could write 10 pages of everything it has to do with me and everything. One example is that my favorite color is blue. I also like white red and yellow, colors of fire of course. Blue stars are the hottest of the universe and skies are the deepest on earth. I joined becuase there were things i wanted to mention about this book called "1984" I am afraid of the possiblilty of it ever happening. And so i have been finding ways to prevent it and ways to get messages across that would make people understand reasons why it does not have to be that way as it is in the book.
I have like 20 poems i can mention but should get the rest that are not published published.... this is my first post and i probably won't post to often. anyway, peach out ( instead of peace out).
great poem andi have a picture ofa bok with a magnifying glass one the word" love and "lovage" which iam mentioning becuase your pictures reminded me of it anyay i should have some other stuff to do. toodles.....it looks like i didn't get this post subscribed to dramasnot06 ....lol hey , i am a newbie andi am doing everything as fast as possible.