Why a French author wrote about the Arthurian legends? England has had a notable French cultural influence vis-a-vis the Normans since 1066 (French Vikings) For a long time, the lingua franca at the court was French. Hope this helps🧐
Ooohhhhhhh how exciting all this is. I am super interested in the Jonathon Bate books you mention and might have to read those too. I really want to read Faust too… so much to read!! I am reading the Faerie Queene right now. I read one canto each evening and listen to the audible read by David Timson. He is excellent reading it and I follow along in my book. Like you I don’t like the cover at it could have been much more inventive. Some of the book is a bit tedious but then some is really very very excellent. I am currently much enjoying book three and have half an hour of laughing every evening.. it can be very funny. I liked the first half of the Aeneid and found it tailed off at the half way point and LOVED the Oresteia and Hedda Gabler..these are all fairly recent reads so I think we are similar reading trajectories… I am also on a Keats journey and loving that. He was much influenced by Edmund Spenser and Shakespeare Ps hamlet is at the RSC in the new year
Agree - so much to read! Oh how interesting we ARE reading a lot of the same titles! So glad to hear you find Faerie Queen funny too - I wasn't sure if it was supposed to be! I just finished Hedda Gabler and loved it too. I just made a video about it. Would love to hear your thoughts. I don't know anything about Keats - will bear it in mind!
I'm reading Hedda Gabler now after seeing an adaptation at the Stratford Festival in Canada. Hedda is a fascinating character. I'd love to hear your thoughts! I've also been trying to catch up on Greek drama, so you are motivating me to go back to Sophocles and Aeschylus. You can definitely trace the influence on Shakespeare and early modern drama.
@@christinakaras6452 She is! Very glad to hear you’re reading it too and are interested in discussing it. I wasn’t sure if anyone would be interested. I’m excited to find out more about Greek drama and their influence on Shakespeare and others!
I am hoping to start The Faerie Queene soon as well and wanted to mention a book I have found: The Faerie Queene: A Reader's Guide by Elizabeth Heale. I have a used copy on order. It looks like it will be very helpful in reading the book.
@@elizabethjonczyk6818 oh great we can swap opinions on the Faeries Queene! Thanks for sharing the Readers Guide. Will keep it in mind! Hope you enjoy the read!
Early Ibsen is fun, try Brand which is a meditation on true faith and what it can lead to. Ibsen became a realist and then became Ibsen. And he started by writing plays about Vikings, popular at the time in Norway. I'd love to see one!
The Oresteia is wonderful, it deals with many interesting themes, such as justice, revenge, law etc. Paradise Lost is one of my favourite poems and I also loved the first part of Faust, but the second part I absolutely didn't understand at all, even after a reread. I'd recommend The Doll House by Henrik Ibsen. Hope you enjoy all the books you chose! 😊
I’m slightly intimidated by the Oresteia, as well as Faust, to be honest! Thanks for recommending The Doll House - I’m just wondering where to go next. I’ve finished Hedda Gabler. Thank you!
Love your book choices, Nicolle, as well as your discussions of them. The Oresteia is fantastic.
Thank you - so kind!
Look forward to reading Oresteia!
Why a French author wrote about the Arthurian legends? England has had a notable French cultural influence vis-a-vis the Normans since 1066 (French Vikings) For a long time, the lingua franca at the court was French. Hope this helps🧐
For propaganda purposes.
@@joelharris4399 🤔 very intriguing. Thanks for explaining for me! 🙂
@@adayofsmallthings Merci madame!
Ooohhhhhhh how exciting all this is. I am super interested in the Jonathon Bate books you mention and might have to read those too. I really want to read Faust too… so much to read!!
I am reading the Faerie Queene right now. I read one canto each evening and listen to the audible read by David Timson. He is excellent reading it and I follow along in my book. Like you I don’t like the cover at it could have been much more inventive. Some of the book is a bit tedious but then some is really very very excellent. I am currently much enjoying book three and have half an hour of laughing every evening.. it can be very funny.
I liked the first half of the Aeneid and found it tailed off at the half way point and LOVED the Oresteia and Hedda Gabler..these are all fairly recent reads so I think we are similar reading trajectories… I am also on a Keats journey and loving that. He was much influenced by Edmund Spenser and Shakespeare
Ps hamlet is at the RSC in the new year
Agree - so much to read!
Oh how interesting we ARE reading a lot of the same titles! So glad to hear you find Faerie Queen funny too - I wasn't sure if it was supposed to be!
I just finished Hedda Gabler and loved it too. I just made a video about it. Would love to hear your thoughts.
I don't know anything about Keats - will bear it in mind!
Sorry Nicole, you will forgive my spelling mistake: I meant PORE over😮not POUR.....milk or tea... or any of my erratic spelling!😅
Haha not at all not at all :)
I'm reading Hedda Gabler now after seeing an adaptation at the Stratford Festival in Canada. Hedda is a fascinating character. I'd love to hear your thoughts! I've also been trying to catch up on Greek drama, so you are motivating me to go back to Sophocles and Aeschylus. You can definitely trace the influence on Shakespeare and early modern drama.
@@christinakaras6452 She is! Very glad to hear you’re reading it too and are interested in discussing it. I wasn’t sure if anyone would be interested.
I’m excited to find out more about Greek drama and their influence on Shakespeare and others!
I am hoping to start The Faerie Queene soon as well and wanted to mention a book I have found: The Faerie Queene: A Reader's Guide by Elizabeth Heale. I have a used copy on order. It looks like it will be very helpful in reading the book.
@@elizabethjonczyk6818 oh great we can swap opinions on the Faeries Queene! Thanks for sharing the Readers Guide. Will keep it in mind! Hope you enjoy the read!
Early Ibsen is fun, try Brand which is a meditation on true faith and what it can lead to.
Ibsen became a realist and then became Ibsen. And he started by writing plays about Vikings, popular at the time in Norway. I'd love to see one!
@@donaldkelly3983 oooh interesting. Will try that one soonish. Thanks for recommending!
Vikings! I need to find out more about him!
Ibsen is fantastic!
Yes I enjoyed Hedda Gabler! Any recommendations what next?
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on Shakespeare’s contemporaries. I’ve been meaning to try Marlowe for ages, but never got around to it.
@@genteelblackhole thank you :) will do my best!
So many interesting works you mention - I need to get started on Shakespeare but following up Arthurian legend sounds exciting for later in the autumn
Thank you! Hope you enjoy them when you get there :)
Thank you for this video! And once again, I do love all the books from Jonathan bate, so...I am going to pour over the book you mentioned! 😊
Pleasure! He’s great isn’t he. Hope you enjoy the book!
The Oresteia is wonderful, it deals with many interesting themes, such as justice, revenge, law etc.
Paradise Lost is one of my favourite poems and I also loved the first part of Faust, but the second part I absolutely didn't understand at all, even after a reread.
I'd recommend The Doll House by Henrik Ibsen.
Hope you enjoy all the books you chose! 😊
I’m slightly intimidated by the Oresteia, as well as Faust, to be honest!
Thanks for recommending The Doll House - I’m just wondering where to go next. I’ve finished Hedda Gabler.
Thank you!
I'm planning to start The Faerie Queene this autumn too and go into 2025. I'm looking forward to King Lear and Cymbeline in September!
Elizabeth! I hope to start the Faerie Queene this fall too!
@@elizabethbrink3761 yay, let me know what you think!
Hope you enjoy the plays :)
@@elizabethjonczyk6818 Libby! That's so exciting to hear! We'll have to chat about it as we read!