One of the problems of an English education

Posted by Bambi B (A) on October 17, 2005 at 13:20:08

In Reply to: Re: Actually... posted by Jeff Starrs on October 17, 2005 at 11:06:36:

Jeff Starrs,

One of the problems of an Englsih education is that the English are some of the most ethnocentric cultures anywhere- the French are good competition, but in the UK, you only hear Walton, Elgar, Purcell, Handel, Britten, etc, on BBC3 and see Chaucer, Bacon, Shakepeare, Byron, and Wodehouse on the page.

I've not read much fiction or poetry since college days- I like biography and history more, and since in England there was no real acknowledgment of American literature, I really don't know the Americans except bits from the old school: Poe, Emerson, Whitman, Frost, and etc.

I did like very much recently the series of translations by Colman Barks of the work of the 13th Centurty Sufi poet Rumi. That Barks spent so much time creating such sympathetic English versions at the expense of his own original work is very impressive.

Cheers,

Bambi B

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Topic - Merchant of Venice - warrenh@optonline.net 03:17:28 10/15/05 (17)

Al Pacino, "Looking for Richard", and a special poem ! - Bambi B 10:00:06 10/16/05 (9)

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Re: That one of those programmes... - Jeff Starrs 11:30:03 10/16/05 (6)

Programmes ? - Bambi B 06:59:06 10/17/05 (5)

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Re: Sorry.. - Jeff Starrs 18:46:55 10/17/05 (0)

One of the problems of an English education - Bambi B 13:20:08 10/17/05 (1)

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Interesting reads, Pat - warrenh@optonline.net 12:57:17 10/15/05 (3)

Re: Interesting reads, Pat - patrickU 13:48:37 10/15/05 (2)

Re: Keep this in mind when dealing with Shakespeare... - Gee LP 18:00:37 10/15/05 (1)

Re: Keep this in mind when dealing with Shakespeare... - patrickU 01:43:55 10/16/05 (0)

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