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Old 07-27-2008, 08:14 AM   #1751
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It's not Old English, it's Early Modern English. It's relatively easy to get, and most collections will have a glossary of confusing terms.
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Old 07-27-2008, 08:42 AM   #1752
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Thanks JCC. When I have the chance I will get that book.

Oh, and in my mind it's Old English haha. I remember when I was in highschool trying to read some of his works. I felt like my head was going to explode even though I enjoyed it.
Without sounding too pedantic, the term "Old English," as agreed upon by linguists, refers to the English spoken prior to the 1066 Norman conquest of England, and bears more resemblance to German and Norse than it does to Modern English.
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Old 07-27-2008, 08:45 AM   #1753
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Without sounding too pedantic, the term "Old English," as agreed upon by linguists, refers to the English spoken prior to the 1066 Norman conquest of England, and bears more resemblance to German and Norse than it does to Modern English.
Yeah, Old English is Beowulf-era, there's probably a handful of linguists alive that can read it well enough to say they've any knowledge of the language. Elizabethan is Early Modern.
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Old 07-27-2008, 08:59 AM   #1754
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I stand corrected.

Although I do enjoy reading, I'm no literature buff by any means.
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Old 07-27-2008, 09:07 AM   #1755
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Back on topic: I recently finished A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin and am a few pages into it's sequel, The Tombs of Atuan. Before that I read Count Zero by William Gibson.

As for a recommendation Turqoise, I mostly like sci-fi and fantasy, almost never re-read books, and am not a literary buff by any stretch of the imagination, but you might try American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I enjoyed it more than any other book I've read.
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Old 07-27-2008, 09:12 AM   #1756
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Wow, American Gods sounds really good. I will add that to my list. Thanks.
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Old 07-27-2008, 10:00 AM   #1757
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The complete works of Shakespeare. Fucking state of the art.

Do not mock (I know you aren't) the Complete Works. I am in the middle of it for the third time. I am also knee deep in The Complete Plays of Anton Chekhov. Because I am so core. *Insert eyes rolling* I have a really hard time getting all the way through a book without starting another.
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Old 07-27-2008, 10:04 AM   #1758
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Chekhov is fantastic.
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Old 07-27-2008, 10:13 AM   #1759
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Old 07-27-2008, 01:52 PM   #1760
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'Out of the Silent Planet' by C.S Lewis.

I'm almost certain that Phillip Pullman used it for inspiration for the parts about Mary Malone's actions in The Amber Spyglass.

I just wish I had the other two books to the 'Space Triology'...
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Old 07-28-2008, 12:26 PM   #1761
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Chekhov is fantastic.
The black monk's the only one I've read, but I remember enjoying that a lot.
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Old 07-28-2008, 12:38 PM   #1762
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Right now, I am reading Ariel: the Restored Edition (book of poems) by Sylvia Plath.

God, I love how she writes/wrote.
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Old 07-29-2008, 07:57 PM   #1763
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I just started Huxley's "After many a summer dies the swan."
Has anyone read it?
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Old 07-30-2008, 06:38 AM   #1764
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Old 08-14-2008, 12:25 AM   #1766
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In Harm's Way by Doug Stanton

I have an essay due tomorrow on it.
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Old 08-14-2008, 08:40 PM   #1767
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World Mythology - Donna Rosenberg. its a little too summarized but is required for my mythology class

Celtic Myths & Legends - T.W. Rolleston, in my spare time

and Digital Lighting & Rendering - Jeremy Birn, because I have to for class...
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Old 08-21-2008, 10:03 PM   #1768
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No, I cannot say I have.

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I just started Huxley's "After many a summer dies the swan."
Has anyone read it?
Is it any good? Let us know.

I am reading some story I printed off of here so I can read it in the garage. (Can't smoke in the house.) I forgot who... wait a second... here it is...
When Gods Die by maria Alexander.

NOT BAD. Not bad at all.
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Old 08-22-2008, 11:37 AM   #1769
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I just finished this book this morning, Dermaphoria -by Graig Clevenger. it's pretty good.
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Viktoria Faust - Smrtno uplasen (I'm not sure for English translation....something like Deadly scared
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Old 08-24-2008, 01:58 PM   #1771
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BloodAngel by Justine Musk.
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Old 08-31-2008, 09:21 AM   #1772
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Analyses of Oratorical Style (Yes, it is spelled that way in the book)
- R.E. Pattison Kline

Fascinating book, and from this I also learned more of the Latin orator Cicero.
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Old 08-31-2008, 11:26 AM   #1773
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A collection of Raymond Carver short stories.
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Old 08-31-2008, 11:45 AM   #1774
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Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal - Terence Ball & Richard Dagger
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Old 08-31-2008, 07:40 PM   #1775
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Even though I've been reading it for a long time and haven't finished it I'm still reading Salem's Lot by Stephen King.
On another note I'm also reading a book called The Complete Illustrated History Aztec & Maya.
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