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Reading Emily Dickinson – Favorite Poems
Semi-dramatic reading…you’ve been warned, folks… Related:Emily Dickinson in 10 QuotesEmily Dickinson – Life of a Poet Continue reading
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Bookshelf Tour: Victorian, Edwardian, 1920s, etc
The long-awaited last shelf of fiction! We finally get to brush shoulders with Peter Pan, Sherlock Holmes, Jay Gatsby, and other beloved characters, plus some mid-century gems like The Hobbit.* The late Victorian era was where I fell in love with classic literature, so I have a special affection for these books. *Forgot to mention… Continue reading
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Ruined Cities by François de Nomé – Reacting to Surrealist Art
Better title would be “ignorant person attempts to interpret Art and fails miserably”… Well, this is just a random video to test out screen capturing. Side note: I will try to write some real blog posts soon! I am nearly done with Chinese Poems (happy Lunar New Year, by the way :)). I also will… Continue reading
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Rambling about A History of East Asia – Early Dynasties, Colonialism, and China as a Global Hegemon
Key takeaways: Holcombe’s A History of East Asia is the kind of dry, academic, extremely cautious textbook that gives history as a subject a bad name (and myself some flashbacks to uni). Nonetheless, this book is certainly a serviceable overview of the histories of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, which was the minimum I was… 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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