Well, that was a surprise. I was rather naive in my sixth form at school but, nonetheless, didn’t get the English literature study thing either. My preference was for language structure and semantics. Your piece has cheered me no end! (I still recoil with fright at being asked to write something for our local parish mag - not a big deal, but that’s how my school years have left me….)
Thanks for your thoughts on this. I cannot imagine tackling Far from the Madding Crowd at fourteen. I struggled to read it at 18, though I did find it worth the read. At 17, they forced us to read Tess of the D'Ubervilles, which is, frankly, traumatizing. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on John's work. I consider him to be one of the finest writers of all time, and John Chapter 1 is my favorite chapter of the bible.
Well, that was a surprise. I was rather naive in my sixth form at school but, nonetheless, didn’t get the English literature study thing either. My preference was for language structure and semantics. Your piece has cheered me no end! (I still recoil with fright at being asked to write something for our local parish mag - not a big deal, but that’s how my school years have left me….)
Thanks for your thoughts on this. I cannot imagine tackling Far from the Madding Crowd at fourteen. I struggled to read it at 18, though I did find it worth the read. At 17, they forced us to read Tess of the D'Ubervilles, which is, frankly, traumatizing. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on John's work. I consider him to be one of the finest writers of all time, and John Chapter 1 is my favorite chapter of the bible.