tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post7963100876749721757..comments2024-03-10T20:46:19.274-04:00Comments on In the Middle: What "Myths of Britain" Was Really AboutCord J. Whitakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224143153295429986noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-41015452374280580852009-05-04T13:33:00.000-04:002009-05-04T13:33:00.000-04:00This makes me endlessly excited (and rather sad to...This makes me endlessly excited (and rather sad to have finished my own teaching today). I, too, like the idea that there's a kind of futurity in the texts you chose for your class -- the idea that possible futures inhabit texts in such a way that they can still be accessed even after history, as it were, has run its course (which of course continues on from each and every instant). <br /><br />Medieval futurity -- as a good thing. I like that possibility, too.<br /><br />Also: I've mentioned I'm jealous not to have taken a class like this as an undergraduate, right? Because yes, I am definitely extremely jealous of your undergrads.Mary Kate Hurleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892991966276345782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-4828543385704998692009-05-02T08:15:00.000-04:002009-05-02T08:15:00.000-04:00Matt, I am happy enjoyed it!
I was hoping that A...Matt, I am happy enjoyed it! <br /><br />I was hoping that Armitage would do for SGGK what Heaney did for Beowulf, but that was too much to hope for. Armitage's translation does give more to talk about than Borroff (I've been using hers for 15+ years, and it is is perfectly fine, but not exactly beautiful), but it did not transform the experience of teaching the poem as I had hoped.Jeffrey Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346504393740520542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-808496532830366822009-05-01T17:10:00.000-04:002009-05-01T17:10:00.000-04:00Oh yes, "futurity" is a positively inspiring respo...Oh yes, "futurity" is a positively inspiring response to such a tantalizing buffet. Some of your students will be living these texts for the rest of their lives--what, what could be better than that?<br /><br />I love all the texts you've covered here. But I'm especially interested in your reaction to teaching SGGK using Armitage as opposed to Borroff.<br /><br />Thanks for this uplifting post!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267907649652160741noreply@blogger.com