Tribe.net. Local Connections Canela, too hot for you http://literacynerds.tribe.net/thread/89c3a963-5962-4da1-948b-aa0b9f6170ca#0da894be-0782-43c9-8788-b47a66f30a72 2009-06-10T03:27:26Z 2009-06-10T03:27:26Z

Ok, I'll ask around in our department for you. Maybe I can find someone who has done neither linguistics nor economy...; )

Canela, too hot for you 2009-06-10T03:27:26Z JM http://literacynerds.tribe.net/thread/89c3a963-5962-4da1-948b-aa0b9f6170ca#a477b824-1529-4681-8ea5-f723fbb48017 2009-06-09T18:55:06Z 2009-06-09T18:55:06Z

Hey Shannon! No, it's not that. But an idea. I'm looking for something pre-Shakespearian to teach in conjunction with Midsummer Night's Dream... Our local drama expert just left us, and guess who got stuck with his first drama class? I'll check Chili's links, too, thanks!

JM 2009-06-09T18:55:06Z Shannon http://literacynerds.tribe.net/thread/89c3a963-5962-4da1-948b-aa0b9f6170ca#920ab5a0-455a-4ad3-94f9-3505d2ec84e1 2009-06-09T15:36:12Z 2009-06-09T15:36:12Z

That's a pity. The Inferno is kind of fun. Its one of those things in which the enjoyment level entirely depends on the quality of the translation though , unless you're reading the original Italian. Dante was a really twisted bastard. I have a feeling he designed such an elaborate hell as a kind of mental revenge against his political enemies.

Shannon 2009-06-09T15:36:12Z Canela, too hot for you http://literacynerds.tribe.net/thread/89c3a963-5962-4da1-948b-aa0b9f6170ca#e624b969-5027-4090-be32-b1455a265360 2009-06-09T15:30:34Z 2009-06-09T15:30:34Z

Actually, he is up there on my shelf, Shannon. ; ) Someone once tried to turn me on to Dante's "Inferno" and that did not work either.

Canela, too hot for you 2009-06-09T15:30:34Z Canela, too hot for you http://literacynerds.tribe.net/thread/89c3a963-5962-4da1-948b-aa0b9f6170ca#465f6b26-d192-4b47-8c17-8a447315b78f 2009-06-09T15:26:21Z 2009-06-09T15:26:21Z

Long and deliberately silly speeches? Sounds great! Let me know when you figure it out. Meanwhile, we are making up our own.

Canela, too hot for you 2009-06-09T15:26:21Z Chili http://literacynerds.tribe.net/thread/89c3a963-5962-4da1-948b-aa0b9f6170ca#0e469045-f3f7-4dc6-9e72-d2de30847c63 2009-06-09T15:26:00Z 2009-06-09T15:26:00Z

um this might help (not just shakespeare)... maybe? http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-biography-elizabethan-playwright-authors.htm http://www.culturalresources.com/BAR10.html

Chili 2009-06-09T15:26:00Z Shannon http://literacynerds.tribe.net/thread/89c3a963-5962-4da1-948b-aa0b9f6170ca#56adbd5a-ff69-49fb-81c7-944d461c2cd2 2009-06-09T15:25:49Z 2009-06-09T15:25:49Z

Canela, Milton was a 17th century British epic poet. He's mostly famous for Paradise Lost, which is about Lucifer and his fall from Heaven, though he wrote shorter poems every now and again too. Paradise Lost is interesting because Lucifer is the most human, sympathetic character with the best lines. It's a hard read--iambic pentameter that goes on for hundreds of pages isn't what we're used to in English. But the language rhythm is really compelling in places, and it's a useful work of literature to know about, because it's one of those canonical cornerstones.

Shannon 2009-06-09T15:25:49Z Shannon http://literacynerds.tribe.net/thread/89c3a963-5962-4da1-948b-aa0b9f6170ca#082c9ed1-c772-4270-b5d1-c9dc1efeec37 2009-06-09T15:21:33Z 2009-06-09T15:21:33Z

Milton never wrote plays, and was a century later. Perhaps you're thinking of John Lyly's Endymion? Pastoral? Amusing? Sometimes long and deliberately silly speeches?

Shannon 2009-06-09T15:21:33Z Canela, too hot for you http://literacynerds.tribe.net/thread/89c3a963-5962-4da1-948b-aa0b9f6170ca#8390c7d7-a879-443b-8c7a-9fc4177c6774 2009-06-09T15:14:40Z 2009-06-09T15:14:40Z

Midsummer nights' dream. Who is Milton? (oops!) ; ) Is his last name Wilmot, by any chance?

Canela, too hot for you 2009-06-09T15:14:40Z JM http://literacynerds.tribe.net/thread/89c3a963-5962-4da1-948b-aa0b9f6170ca#1583537f-d5aa-411a-b319-fb8f033b8746 2009-06-08T17:22:18Z 2009-06-08T17:22:18Z

I'm thinking of a play. English. Say, 1600-1700. Something sort of like Midsummer Night's Dream, but not. Milton? Did Milton even write plays? The title is the name of the male protagonist. Set in a forest. Lots of magic. Happy ending. Vague, I know, but any ideas?

JM 2009-06-08T17:22:18Z