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I did read the Cliff Notes for the test, and still feel a tad guilty about it--I think it's the only assigned book I ever totally blew off. I have periodically tried to return to the book over the years, but have made little headway. I can't even make myself start the audiobook.
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Shakespeare and Dickens were the mainstay of English Lit classes in my long-ago schooldays. I remember for sure reading "David Copperfield", "Great Expectations"," Julius Caesar", "Macbeth", and "Romeo and Juliet". The only other author I remember reading in school was William Golding's "Lord of the Flies".
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Just as bad as reading the books I mentioned was dissecting them in class afterward. I really don't care what message the author was trying to convey or why characters acted the way they did.
I read fiction for its escapist entertainment value. If I'm not being entertained, then the book has absolutely no value for me and I'll stop reading it. |
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I always enjoyed parts of dissecting books in class. I never really go the symbolism or knew of any reason to care so that part was kind of boring. But discussing the characters and the story and the author's technique was, for me, just fun.
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![]() In college, a German lit class required reading Effi Briest and Faust in both German and English. I don't think I would have done something like that on my own, but found it absolutely fascinating. |
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Oh, I agree with you entirely when I'm reading for pleasure, but English Literature classes in school aren't about reading for pleasure (although a good teacher should of course make them enjoyable), but about learning about the literary works.
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Ones that I can remember:
A Midsummer Night's Dream The Crucible The Mayor of Casterbridge a poetry anthology (which included Thomas Hardy) Salar the Salmon (almost killed my love of books) The Chrysalids I remember there being a Tom Sawyer-like book, lots of outdoors-y activity with a couple of young boys. Can't remember what it was called. |
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Besides, translations are worth discussing in their own right. It broadens the conversation, it doesn't narrow it. And the question was what books we studied at school - not what books we studied in English Literature class. (In Australia, English and English Literature are two separate subjects in upper school.) |
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