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There were different levels of participation but the real point was to read at least one Really Old Classic. I intended to read 4 plus a retelling but that didn't happen. Here's a recap of what I did read:
- Medea, by Euripides - This is a short but rather brutal play about the wrath of a woman scorned. I'm glad I read it.
- Volsungasaga, ancient Norse epic - This was my first experience with Norse legends; I found them to be different in many ways than the stories I was more familiar with.
- The Golden Ass (or Metamorphosis), by Lucius Apulius "Africanus" - Due to a very old-fashioned translation, I simply couldn't make it through this book. I want to try it again with a better translation though.
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5 comments:
Wow - interesting reading choices. I saw Medea performed in Ancient Greek when I was at university - and although this sounds ridiculous - it was so powerful even though i could not understand the words - it was pretty clear what was going on and it is such a powerful story.
Enjoy your classics! Have you read Beowulf? You might enjoy that!
thanks for sharing
Hannah
Hannah - To be honest, Medea creeped me out a bit. I mean, I knew the story, but still ... I've heard the play is amazing though!
Good job. I totally failed and just didn't have the time to read an really old classic.
Boy I wish I had time to co-host or even participate in the challenge, but right now I feel like if I add more more thing I'm going to crack. :) Hope you find someone to help out.
Heather, let me know what I would need to do, because I'm more than interested. It sounds like fun.
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