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GingerAntics
Goethe's Faust | Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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This was so enthralling and wonderful to listen to. I highly recommend it. It has the weight and feel and Shakespeare, but the language is far more modern. The translator did an amazing job of keeping the rhythm of the original German poetry in the English.
#Goethe #Faust #DrQuinnReadingList #poetry #play #classicliterature

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Lcsmcat
The Winters Tale | William Shakespeare
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Tickets to see A Winter‘s Tale at Blackfriars tonight. I‘m dying to see how they do the bear! 🐻

Andrea313 Enjoy! ❤️🐻 2d
Sparklemn Jealous! 💚 (edited) 1d
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StaceGhost Yay! My friend is a member of the Virginia Blackfriars rep 1d
Lcsmcat @StaceGhost Cool! It was an excellent performance. Did they have a role last night? 1d
StaceGhost @Lcsmcat no, he‘s on vacation. But he directed a version of winters tale once and it was really good. I bet their show was better but I won‘t tell him that! How did they do the bear? 1d
Lcsmcat @StaceGhost It‘s hard to describe, but several cast members had furry brown hoodies, and there was a bear head on a stick. They arranged themselves into a sort of bear shape with one holding the head. Then they broke apart and surrounded Antigonus (passing the head around amongst them) and dragged him offstage by his ankles. Visually more effective than that description. 🐻 24h
StaceGhost @Lcsmcat that‘s brilliant! And no your description was perfect lol 20h
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eeclayton
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So I've just read the play from Mansfield Park 🤓

Short, quick paced, and easy to read, Lovers' Vows is an entertaining little play with some humour. I picked it up to gain a deeper understanding of Mansfield Park, and it will be valuable when thinking about role choices and relationships in the novel. However, I'm not sure the play would linger with me on its own merits.

#JaneAustenThenAndNow @Crinoline_Laphroaig

eeclayton Also, here's a somewhat long but fascinating analysis of the parallels between play and novel: https://www.reddit.com/r/janeausten/comments/l8ycmo/understanding_lovers_vows_th... in case anyone is interested in that rabbit hole 😁 3d
Crinoline_Laphroaig Ooh what a great idea! 2d
eeclayton @Crinoline_Laphroaig and it's very doable. A much smaller undertaking than reading Udolpho for Northanger Abbey! 😂 2d
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GingerAntics
Goethe's Faust | Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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This has been on my TBR since 2019. I started it after finishing Herod while donating plasma today. I‘m already 77% of the way through. It‘s fast paced. It‘s compelling. It has the feeling of Shakespeare, with far more modern English. This translation has done a marvellous job of keeping the rhythm of the original German poetry. 100% recommend so far. Would love to do this as a group read at some point. I just wanted to share this brilliance.

GingerAntics Thanks Dr. Quinn for putting this book on my radar! #Goethe #Faust #DrQuinnReadingList #poetry #play #classicliterature 4d
TheBookHippie Oh I love this!!! 3d
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie I am adoring every second of this! 3d
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julesG Had to read and dissect/interpret it in school. Both parts. And, if course, we had to look at other works where a character struck a bargain with the devil. 3d
GingerAntics @julesG he is a German author, so that makes sense. Yeah, we get Shakespeare and if you were lucky, you MIGHT have been introduced to a little Mark Twain. That‘s about it. Everything else was modern. Then again, this is America. No one would stand for a man striking a bargain with the devil. It might corrupt the children. 🙄 (edited) 3d
julesG 🤣🤣 2d
julesG I think we read some Marlow too. Apart from Shakespeare. 2d
GingerAntics @julesG oooh I read some Marlow in grad school. I‘m trying to remember which ones now… 🤔 🧐 2d
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Mattsbookaday
Medea | Euripides
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Medea, by Euripides (431 BCE)
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Premise: Spurned princess Medea plots revenge upon her faithless lover Jason

Review: Euripides‘ plays have stood the test of time for a reason. They demonstrate a keen and nuanced understanding of the human psyche. Is Medea portrayed as a monster or as a sympathetic victim? ⬇️

Mattsbookaday The answer is yes and it‘s amazing how well that still comes across almost 2500 years later. Do yourself a favour and find a good translation and sink into it.

Bookish Pair: For a humorous take on an unlikely production of Euripides, Ferdia Lennon‘s Glorious Exploits (2024)
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lil1inblue
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🩵 I love how my bestie and I fall into our old rhythms so easily.
🩵 Went thrifting with my bestie and scored The Complete Poems and Plays of TS Eliot for $2
🩵 GOOD TROUBLE
🩵 I'm so grateful for the litsy community. Y'all are so supportive and smart and amazing!
🩵 I'm grateful to myself this week for recognizing my limits AND taking steps to make sure I take time to rest. It's hard for me, and I'm proud of myself.
#5joysfriday @debinhawaii

ChaoticMissAdventures Resting is so hard. I went back to my therapist last month to have her help me. In this climate? Who is able?!? I hope you are successful in your steps to rest. 7d
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝 Take good care of yourself 🙏🏼💝. 7d
Aims42 Such great joys!! 💛🧡🩷 7d
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kspenmoll So so glad you are working on taking care of you- stopping & resting & refreshing is so important! I have always had Friday after work as my rest night- shut out the world, read, reflect. The I could/can face whatever the weekend brought/brings. 7d
MemoirsForMe ❤️❤️❤️ 7d
Amiable 💙🩵💙 7d
lil1inblue @ChaoticMissAdventures Right?!?! It's madness. 7d
lil1inblue @Aims42 Thanks! 🥰 7d
lil1inblue @kspenmoll Thank you! Your Friday night sounds like a brilliant plan. I may need to borrow that idea! 🥰🥰🥰 7d
dabbe What a F🤩B list! 💙🩵💙 7d
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bibliothecarivs
A New History of Early English Drama | John D. Cox, David Scott Kastan
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Recent acquisition for our personal library.

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nanuska_153
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A nice collection of Oscar Wilde's plays. The Importance of being Earnest is so funny, I laughed out loud more than once, the concept of Bunburying absolutely brilliant.Lady Windermere's fan was probably my favourite, less funny but the characters have a bit more flesh. Some characters and dialogues of A woman of no importance reminded me a bit too much of The Picture of Dorian Gray and felt like a re-read at times, but I really enjoyed the plot⬇️

nanuska_153 I liked An Ideal Husband although I found the resolution of the problems a bit forced, I read afterwards that Wilde struggled to find a solution for it and I think it shows. Salome was my least favourite, but I find Biblical themes and language exhausting, so it was never going to be for me. Really enjoyed all the plays overall, I will revisit them in the future, you just don't get tired of Wilde's intelligent dialogues. 1w
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bibliothecarivs
How to Read Shakespeare | Nicholas Royle
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Recent acquisition for our personal library.

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JulietteReadsALot
Blue Period 10 | Tsubasa Yamaguchi
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Here is my June wrap-up... A lot of books read, a lot of short books too.
I keep on with the manga series Blue Period, while some books are less interesting, the book 10 was good. I love how this manga shows how hard the creation process is. I'll definitely keep on reading this series till the end.
Also read a lot of children's books. I highly recommend Slow Down, interesting content and beautifully illustrated ;)

Texreader Way to go!! 1w
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