Terra Nova was a mixed bag of a read for me. I don't know if it's how the writing ws split between the two authors or what. While I was super interested in the first 30 percent or so, and thought I was in for a treat, by the time I had hit 50 percent, I had completely lost interest in what I was rea...
This is the second and final volume of Vivat Rex and covers Henry V to the birth of Elizabeth I. There is much to love, from the use of Shakespeare, to the vocal acting. But honesty, I was totally thrilled to hear Diana Rigg as Anne Boleyn and Sian Phillips as Catherine.
About the author:edit dataCaptain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS was a British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia, Africa and the Americas...
Within the last few years, the BBC (and PBS as a re-show) have been doing The Hollow Crown, the Shakespeare History Plays done from Richard II to RIchard III. The first 3 parts (bascially 3 movies) were shown around the time of the London Olympics and then a year later in the U.S. (Where my lo...
Ah, if only I could write like the late Sir Richard Burton! Normally I dislike translations, but to refuse to read The Arabian Nights on those grounds would be like refusing to read the Bible. I love parodying people's styles, and I have tried my utmost to parody Burton convincingly, but I can't do ...
As I say in my review, I wanted to write a parody of this wonderful book but was forced to admit defeat. Burton is too damn clever for a good parody to be possible. During my preliminary negotiations, I had however received a remarkable offer from Alfonso. A Burton parody without political incorrect...
No sé porque tenía la idea de que esta era una de esas lecturas viejas y aburridas que solo se ponían interesantes en versiones animadas. En realidad son historias muy entretenidas, aunque extrañas en ciertos puntos y alocadas en otros. Me agradó mucho Sheherezade. Es un personaje popular que es ref...
The Arabian Nights are a collection of stories from Asia and the Middle East that were orally passed along. Today, there are many translations and versions of these stories. In English, probably one of the best known versions was compiled and translated from Arabic by Sir Richard Francis Burton. ...
This got very painful to me to finish. The tales are long-winded and repetitive. Certainly, there are some stories that have their exciting moments and draw you in, but for the most part you think everything has drawn to a close, and then it just keeps going, adding little to the lesson that has alr...
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