—Anonymous When reading the title, I thought this was going to be any other boring book, I didn’t think I was going to enjoy it or really follow through. It’s hard for me to actually like a book but as I read the first page, I found the first paragraph humorous, I related to Parviz […]
Continental European
Is the translated version of Pygmalion …
— Aljermaine Glaze Is the translated version of Pygmalion by Rolfe Humphries , 2004 a great work? This answer to this question is two fold and does not quite bring an immediate answer to mind. It makes me look deeper into both words. When I think of the word great, something of reverence immediately comes […]
Family affection—Revenge or Gratitude
—Wenyi Luo The literary text that makes me feel most uncomfortable, whether intellectually or emotionally, is Samuel Beckett’s play — Endgame. From the scenario, I feel really uncomfortable to see the background of Endgame is set in a narrow and dark room. The characters have ugly and strange outlooks and wear dirty and ragged clothes, […]
When I read the title of Clash of Civilizations…
—Anonymous When I read the title of Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio I really didn’t think I was going to enjoy this book, then I started reading and knew what was going on. Amara Lakhous wrote this novel in a very conversational tone which I very much enjoyed, considering I always […]
In English 2850, I really enjoyed …
— David Xiao In English 2850, I really enjoyed the play Endgame by Samuel Beckett. It was one of my group assignments and I think it was a really a masterpiece. I think the relationship in the play was unusual, where the master and the servant hate each other, but throughout the play they knew […]
