Posted on December 10, 2007 by bookcalendar
The Globe Theatre
One of the things I notice a lot is that people are being assigned to read plays in high school and college. Shakespeare is one of the most assigned authors. The thing which bothers me about this is that in the class room Shakespeare is read not shown. I enjoy watching Shakespeare [...]
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Posted on November 30, 2007 by bookcalendar
Puss In Boots
Today, I decided to write a bit about Myth Fantasy, or novels which retell old fairytales or use old gods and legends and legends as their basis. One of the most prominent writers of this type of tale is Neil Gaiman who is a truly prolific writer. He recently wrote the screenplay [...]
Filed under: American Gods, Anansi, Beowulf, Neil Gaiman, books, fairy tale, fantasy, fractured fairytale, legend, myth, myth fantasy, reading, trickster | 2 Comments »