Thoughts about reading fiction, nonfiction, & children's books, new & old
Subject Tag: performance
Iliad in Translation
Written by Rebecca Reid on Friday, October 24, 2008 Filed under: Fiction, Poetry, Reviews, Writing about ReadingWhat am I looking for when I read the Iliad this month? I’ve been wondering that, especially now that I have four translations before me. As I mentioned when I wrote about Aesop’s writers last week, a translation can make a big difference in how a story is portrayed.
I’m not against a literal translation, but [...]
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! by Laura Amy Schlitz
Written by Rebecca Reid on Thursday, October 23, 2008 Filed under: Child/Young Adult, Drama, Essays/Articles on Reading, ReviewsWhen I heard the concept of Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! by Laura Amy Schlitz (monologues given by medieval children), I thought it would be horribly boring. Monologues? I thought. What is fun about monologues? I thought children would be bored by these “Voices from a Medieval Village.”
To my delight, I found Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! [...]
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