i think beowulf isn't timeless because it is based on fiction and doesn't teach useful
information other than the setting.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Reason why Beowulf should be in Oprahs Winfrey's book club.
Yes, I do think that the book Beowulf should be in Oprah's Winfrey book
club. Even though alot of high school students don't really like classic
literature because they find it boring, I'm sure that high school students
would really enjoy reading the book Beowulf. The book is very interesting
and it sure grabs the readers attention. The book does not really teach
the reader much about classic time because it is fiction, but the text is
very classical which the reader can actually learn what classic literature
is like. Even though the book it's pretty difficult to understand at first
because of the classic text, but the reader gets a hang of it, and it's
capeble of understanding the book and learning more classic literature. I
do recommend the book Beowulf to Oprah's book club. This book will be able
to teach high school students what really classic literature is, also they
will be getting a taste of what it is like to read classic books and how
alot of books can be interesting even when they're classic.
By: Luis Soriano
club. Even though alot of high school students don't really like classic
literature because they find it boring, I'm sure that high school students
would really enjoy reading the book Beowulf. The book is very interesting
and it sure grabs the readers attention. The book does not really teach
the reader much about classic time because it is fiction, but the text is
very classical which the reader can actually learn what classic literature
is like. Even though the book it's pretty difficult to understand at first
because of the classic text, but the reader gets a hang of it, and it's
capeble of understanding the book and learning more classic literature. I
do recommend the book Beowulf to Oprah's book club. This book will be able
to teach high school students what really classic literature is, also they
will be getting a taste of what it is like to read classic books and how
alot of books can be interesting even when they're classic.
By: Luis Soriano
Should Beowulf be considered a classic?
No, I beleive that the plot is too paper thin even though the characters
and setting are unique the story is too predictable in my opinion. Book
age should have nothing to do with the quality of the book. I don't think
myths should be preeched other than greek mythology, but on that note no
greek mythology is considered a classic; so why should beowulf? I think
Beowulf should be recognized as a good movie since it is loaded with
action, but it does not provide the challenge of reading a classical book
such as books written by shakespeare where every story is completely
diverse and of different eras. Learning how to interpret old english is
useful in many ways and Beowulf doesn't use old english even though it is
based in the 5th century it is much easier to interpret than shakespeare's
work.
By: Kyle Ledoux
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and setting are unique the story is too predictable in my opinion. Book
age should have nothing to do with the quality of the book. I don't think
myths should be preeched other than greek mythology, but on that note no
greek mythology is considered a classic; so why should beowulf? I think
Beowulf should be recognized as a good movie since it is loaded with
action, but it does not provide the challenge of reading a classical book
such as books written by shakespeare where every story is completely
diverse and of different eras. Learning how to interpret old english is
useful in many ways and Beowulf doesn't use old english even though it is
based in the 5th century it is much easier to interpret than shakespeare's
work.
By: Kyle Ledoux
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
what do you think of this Beowulf quote?
"In the end each clan on the outlying coasts beyond the whale-road had to yield to him and began to pay tribute. That was one good king." (9-11)
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