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"Poor Pym!" – Verne Meets Poe in Antarctica
My current interest in Antarctica led me to finally read The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, by Edgar Allan Poe, and its sequel An Antarctic Mystery, by Jules Verne. (I am the biggest Vernian fangirl ever, so this duology sounded written for me.) While in fairness I can only give Pym 3 stars… Continue reading
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Meanderings
Three things to do: review Kierkegaard’s The Present Age catch up on the Deal Me In challenge !! choose my next read I was reading Krzhizhanovsky (pictured) and, of course, Dante, but the timing just wasn’t right…or something. Both of them are books I feel I could pick up at any time, so they’re on… Continue reading
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Earthly Angels: Iolanta and Billy Budd
Last month, I saw two excellent productions which I’ve been meaning (ever since) to talk about. One was an opera – the Met’s new/first production of Iolanta, by Tchaikovsky, starring Anna Netrebko and Piotr Beczala. The second was Billy Budd, a 1962 adaptation of Melville’s novella, with Peter Ustinov playing Captain Vere. Iolanta is about… Continue reading
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‘Lighthouse’ – how not to read Jules Verne
For starters, this is not a review of the book The Lighthouse at the End of the World, by Jules Verne. Rather, this is about the specific version I ordered (and am returning), which is translated by William Butcher and published by Bison Books (University of Nebraska Press). There were three types of Verne translations… Continue reading
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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