1. My degrees are in Classics, so I have (or had, super rusty now) Latin and Greek. I'd love to learn Old English so I could read...
2. ... Beowulf in the original. I love the Seamus Haney translation.
@TheSpineView #two4tuesday
Recent home library acquisition:
📖 From Old English to Standard English (second edition): A Course Book in Language Variation Across Time by Dennis Freeborn
It was a particularly stinky week IRL but there was still joy to be found.
1. While walking in the woods, I ran into someone I knew, and we noticed this sweet little flower next to the path.
2. The library held Tolkien Reading Day event with the editor of the tagged book.
3. The PetSmart cashier and I were both singing along with Bruno Mars on the PA.
4. I had shepherd‘s pie with Impossible “meat,” and it was delicious. ⬇️
#5joysfriday
pickWell, this was stirring stuff! It makes some of Uhtred of Bebbanburg's escapades look like a church fête!
There's no getting away from its being a matter of masculine heroics in the extreme; part of me wanted to find it all a bit ridiculous on that account. However, I was audio-drawing and more than once I realised my pen had been hovering motionless over the paper for some minutes. Audio is *definitely* the way to go with this.
@dabbe #ThreeListThursday
My three favorites and ones that I still read are.
1. Beowulf
2. Canterbury Tales
3. Don Quixote
pickA fascinating book with a sense of humor! I love linguistic history and this book really delved deep. I learned all kinds of fascinating nuggets. For example, did you know that the “hus” in “husband” and the “house” in “housewife” come from the same thing?! The author did share some opinions that I side-eyed as on the border of TERFy. Note: the title is a little misleading; this book is very specifically about English.
pickThis book was so interesting.
It took a lot more brain power for me to read than I was expecting. I tend to get lost in “theory” and had to reread a lot to make sure I was understanding.
I hereby allow you to skip whole chapters if you‘re not into the subject. “Nurse” and “customs and tyranny” were excellent.
I love the work “matrix” and everything it has and does mean.
#selfguidedwomenandgenderstudiescourse
A “Team” as we know it comes from the word “teem” Which used to refer to fertility or a family‘s offspring. ❤️❤️❤️
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