************** A Short History of the Irish Language until Irish Independence When you think about "Irish music", you probably think about something like this... ... but perhaps not something like that: Well, I think this proves that Irish is a language...
The analysis that we did at the end of the answer sheet (which included a short biography of Robert Frost), was that this poem reflected on his own life. As he was said in his biography to have been a "pioneer" in poetry, we assumed that the "road less...
Once upon a dream by The Royal Shrimp and Myself They had a dream An American dream They came from far away They reached the bay To escape the misery Of their own country They were supposed to find a land But instead, they found an island They discovered...
****************** N°4: Robin Hood (2010, by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett) Well, I don't mean that this is a very bad film altogether, but at least, I don't understand its title... Had it been called The Making of Robin Hood,...
Overall - yep, let's start with the conclusion - Channel Blue is a very nice read. It is easy to read - although I should point out that I read it in French, so I can't exactly judge the style itself - and never boring. I read this book because I am now...
As I am strongly considering writing my Master's dissertation on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (as well as Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho), I recently decided - since I'm reading Radcliffe - to watch the 1995 BBC Pride and Prejudice again....
Outline: 1. Britain: in or out of Europe? 1.1 Karl Wittfogel's theory of margins. 1.2 Two examples of submarginal zones: Japan and Britain. 2. Can History help us predict the consequences of the Brexit? 2.1 The English Reformation: a first Brexit? 2.2...
All this being said... ************ Thor or the making of mythology [review part] Once upon a Christmas (read: four months or so ago), Santa brought me the DVDs of The Hollow Crown, which series 1, being myself a big fan of both British history and British...
As you might have guessed after just one look at the blog's logo, I am obviously very fond of the England from the second half of the 18th century and the 19th century. I may not call myself a Jane Austen Addict (yet!), but still, I have read her six...
Yet, I must say, I was rather disappointed. I saw that the reviews of the film were quite positive in general, and that Stephen King himself called the film "gorgeous and just fucking terrifying". Now, the thing is that I know nothing about horror films,...
I really enjoyed watching Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, although I also found many imperfections to talk about. I will first talk about what I didn't like or thought weird about the film, and then about what I liked, and it's easier to...
First, I have to admit that I had never heard of Jonathan Coe before, and now, I regret having already sent my Christmas list to all my possible Santas (a bright side to having divorced parents and being married, you celebrate Christmas at least 3 times...
With my husband, lately, (and to my initiative), we've been sort of binge-watching the 1957 Disney series Zorro, a classic from my childhood and I am such a big fan And I'm not saying that there aren't any problems of representation in this show, there...
Howl's Moving Castle is the first book of a series of 3, although it is muuuch better than its two sequels - *ultra partial mode ON*. I say I'm going to be partial because this book is one of my favorite EVER, along Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice....
My first criticism is about the rhythm. And this is very subjective and personal... but I tend not to enjoy films with a low rhythm (for instance, Japanese films), and there are a lot of long long takes in this film. The very opening scene is (supposed...
When Mr and Mrs Allen invited Catherine Morland to come with them to Bath, very little did the eighteen-year-old girl suspect that she was going to become an heroine, very much like the heroines of all the Gothic novels she spent so much time reading...
(read chapter 3) Chapter 4 A Decisive Discovery Catherine felt very weak in the morning. She could barely stand up and it was insisted upon by her affectionate Henry that she should have breakfast in her room. It was also decided without her consent,...
Actually, there were three flowers shops in the main street of Reading. Anne went in the first shop and asked if they sold yellow roses. They didn’t, neither did the second shop. But the third one did! With her charming smile she asked the owner of the...
(read chapter 1) Chapter 2 Northanger Abbey Eleanor rode in the chaise-and-four with the General, while Henry and Catherine rode together in the curricle. Frederick had decided to stay in Bath before he was to join his regiment. After a few hours of quiet...
After that, she left the room and decided, as Mary had suggested her, to talk to Margaret Murphy who was the housekeeper of the Abbey. She wasn’t beautiful and didn’t seem to be kind. She was just strict like her job. Mrs. Murphy was little and had a...
(read chapter 2) Chapter 3 A Growing Uneasiness The following day, Catherine felt rather tired. She did not feel like having a long walk through the grounds, so Henry suggested that they simply sit on a stone bench under a tree in order to benefit from...
Anne was very upset with this investigation. While she was looking the next day for a portrait of the mother, she arrived in the General’s office. It was an austere place. Everything was dark and organized. She didn’t find anything expect a mysterious...
This short story was written by my pupil for an English class assignment in her first year in high school. They spent the whole year studying detective stories in class, and as a "final task", they had to produce their own detective story. We worked on...
If you have read The Lovers of Reading Abbey on this blog, you may already know that two years ago, I helped my pupil, The Royal Shrimp, write a detective story for her English class in high school. As she didn't like detective stories, I suggested we...
* Weird and problematic weddings for political alliances: - Eleanor was married at 15 to the future king of France. After 15 years of unhappy marriage, she finally asked the Pope for an annulment, based on their consanguinity. Two months later, she married...
