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Old 07-25-2008, 06:09 PM

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Soooo much love for Coleridge.
Everyone in my senior english class hated his works except me. For two weeks, instead of quietly doodling away in the back like usual, I was that one nerdy kid everyone wants to shut up that would always answer the questions and get carried away discussing the text with the teacher. Then again, I had been exposed to his works much earlier. My fascination with him actually started when I was around 12, and went on my first spelunking expedition. The main chamber in the cave was called Xanadu, and the absolutely massive pillar in the center was known as Kubla Khan. After seeing a sight like that the first time, of course I had to see what these stunning formations were named after!
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And now the song "Xanadu" is going to be stuck in my head all afternoon....

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Old 07-25-2008, 08:17 PM

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Oh, thought of another well-known English writer; J. R. R. Tolkien.

Gah, I can't believe I forgot him!
Added to the list.



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Heh. For a second there I was going to scold you (Knerd) for leaving out a lot of people. Then I realized that I was thinking of poets. xD
I have a handful of poets up there already, so I don't mind adding in a few more.

Who do you have in mind?

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Old 07-25-2008, 08:53 PM

Well, a lot of poets. I mean, a lot.

John Milton for Paradise Lost and it's impact on later literature.
William Blake
William Wordsworth
Percy Shelly
Lord Byron
John Keats
Elizabeth Barrett Browing
William Butler Yeats
T.S. Eliot
Maybe James Joyce

Those are just the names I can tell you off the top of my head in roughly chronological order. xD

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Old 07-25-2008, 09:12 PM

Wordsworth is up there.

But I picked out four more and added them to the list, to balance out the poetry:
Blake
Lord Byron
Keats
& Elliot

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Old 07-25-2008, 10:21 PM

I've only read two books on there o.o
and I read around 12-14 books every week xDD

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Old 07-25-2008, 10:54 PM

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Wordsworth is up there.

But I picked out four more and added them to the list, to balance out the poetry:
Blake
Lord Byron
Keats
& Elliot
Helps if I cross-check my list with yours before posting. o:


You convinced me to go and find my Brit Lit textbook just for the heck of it. I've narrowed it down to one pile of stuff which i'll be attacking soon.

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Old 07-25-2008, 11:39 PM

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I've only read two books on there o.o
and I read around 12-14 books every week xDD
Hop to!
You can never read enough English lit.
If you're interested, just look up some of the poetry online and get a taste of it. Then you'll start to know which authors you're most interested in.



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Helps if I cross-check my list with yours before posting. o:


You convinced me to go and find my Brit Lit textbook just for the heck of it. I've narrowed it down to one pile of stuff which i'll be attacking soon.
Sounds like fun.
If you stumble across any other important names that haven't been listed, just give a shout!

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Old 07-26-2008, 01:58 AM

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I've only read two books on there o.o
and I read around 12-14 books every week xDD
12-14 a week?
There's no way you could be retaining ANY of that at that speed. o_o

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Old 07-26-2008, 01:02 PM

That's a LOT of books, Rainy. owo;

-feels inferior-

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Old 07-26-2008, 02:21 PM

Heyy!
I'm doing this challenge. 8D
I didn't know there was a group or hangout for it on Mene.

I'm still taking in recommendations-- do you have any? (:

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Old 07-26-2008, 07:16 PM

What type of book are you looking for?
I'm sure we can dig up some suggestions. :yes:

 


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