Comments on: The Classics Club: 101 Classics

By: oldenglishrose

oldenglishrose — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:43:00 +0000

Thank you for the suggestion! I’ve got it queued up on my Amazon wishlist.

By: oldenglishrose

oldenglishrose — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:42:05 +0000

As I’ve commented elsewhere, medieval lit is what I really love. These are also almost all books that I’ve read before, either wholly or partially, so it’s a chance for me to revisit old friends. A lot of people have the same reaction as you though, so I’ll have to see if I can do something about that as they’re really great texts.

By: oldenglishrose

oldenglishrose — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:24:54 +0000

Thank you. The problem with finding authors in another language seems to be that unless you speak that language it’s really rather difficult to find anything, and so you keep coming up with the same ones. Still, there are plenty of famous names that I haven’t tried yet, so I’ll start from there and see how I go.

By: Amy@bookmusings

Amy@bookmusings — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:21:42 +0000

I hope you enjoy The Pillow Book as much as I did. I read it with my daughter after reading (excerpts from) The Tale of Genji. It really gives you a sense of Japanese court life of the period, and is full of sly humor.

By: FleurFisher

FleurFisher — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:41:57 +0000

What a wonderful list. We have a few books in common in the 19th century, but I wasnlt brave enogh to commit to those early classics. Maybe you can inspire me!

By: Eva

Eva — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:41:33 +0000

What a great resource: I’m bookmarking your list! I didn’t see your original post until now (behind on my google reader), but I totally sympathise re: how frustrating it is to find older classics written by women or non US/UK authors. Have you checked out the Classics Circuit’s Harlem Renaissance tour? Several of those authors are women!

By: oldenglishrose

oldenglishrose — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:47:22 +0000

Thanks, Jillian, and thanks for coming up with this. I’m really looking forward to getting started now.

By: oldenglishrose

oldenglishrose — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:46:15 +0000

Thanks very much. Now the only problem is working out where to begin!

By: oldenglishrose

oldenglishrose — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:45:48 +0000

Medieval literature is where my heart belongs, as that’s what I did my MA in a few years back. Most of it is a lot easier to read then you might think in the original, but if not there are so many great translations out there. Even if something is lost in translation, they’re still well worth the effort for the cracking stories.

By: amanda

amanda — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:17:08 +0000

I wondered how close you’d get to the 50:50 split. A great list, nonetheless. You’ve included a lot of medieval literature that I admit to being slightly intimidated by. Maybe as I follow along I’ll lose my fear!