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"Story book"/junior/child library versions, movies, abridged versions, contemporary versions, summaries, talking to a friend about their reading (as I mentioned above), etc. There are many ways of learning about a story without reading the text.
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I'll just read wikipedia plot summery.
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Classics Illustrated
![]() My Parents had a set of encyclopedias called 'Masterplots'. A two or three page overview of the characters and plot of all the great works of literature. They still publish it. Salem Press Masterplots I saw a set just like I had in the used book store just yesterday. Last edited by RolandD; 01-03-2012 at 10:42 AM. |
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But then again - I am an old classic so probably have an advantage. |
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It's been a long time since I've read true classics, but count me as another who enjoys Dickens. I'm also a fan of Poe and Twain (now there's a combination
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Why Read Moby Dick?
http://www.amazon.com/Why-Read-Moby-...=AG56TWVU5XWC2 and a review of the book: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/bo...pagewanted=all |
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Ishmael's relating the value of whale oil comes to mind. Last edited by ApK; 01-04-2012 at 02:44 PM. |
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I see he narrates the first of the unabridged results, so I assume it's the same one, but when I actually click the link to the item in my Audible Library (which I bought in 2001) it says that product is not currently for sale. I'm sure it must just be a SKU change. Surely Frank Muller didn't narrate that massive sucker TWICE. Quote:
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Harry said it best. Slow down when reading the classics. I have struggled through many this way. Moby Dick had its ups and downs for me. In the end it was very rewarding for me. What I do with a classic is also research the author (bio's, wikipedia, etc), read cliffs notes after reading each chapter or section. What I find is where I might have missed something or misunderstood it, my research fills in the gaps. Another thing I do is read the introduction again after I have read the book. It also makes more sense after you know what the introducer is talking about.
I have found struggling through the classics has been very rewarding in itself. From this I have learned to appreciate a slower life and to enjoy all those silent films that soon came after the classics. But that is another story... |
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Moby Dick seems almost modern compared to Gulliver Travels. Worth the effort though, as the social commentaries are true to this day.
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I have discovered that since my absorbtion of the classics has made my understanding of film/movies better (not to mention more modern writings). There are so many subtle references to classic characters in movies that many go unnoticed.
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Yes, but it's those same subtle references that make the classics so hard to read. We aren't steeped in the culture of the time they were written and therefore, much of it makes little sense.
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