One of the many remarkable qualities of Galdós is his use of characters across many of his novels. I’ve mentioned one of these repeating characters before, the Madrid doctor Alejandro Miquis. I’m reading Angel Guerra (Pérez, Galdós Benito. A Translation of “Angel Guerra” by Benito Pérez Galdós. Lewiston [N.Y.: E. Mellen Press, 1990.), translated by […]
This post and at least one more will be based on footnotes in the translation of Angel Guerra I’m currently reading (Pérez, Galdós Benito. A Translation of “Angel Guerra” by Benito Pérez Galdós. Lewiston [N.Y.: E. Mellen Press, 1990.). The translation is by Karen O. Austin. I updated my post on Doña Perfecta with this […]
I have been reading Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham with the boys and they are really enjoying it. OK, I have been, too. It’s the story of Nathaniel Bowditch and his contributions to ocean navigation. It’s also a great story for kids since Bowditch had to overcome so much in his life. […]
More online musing on the online Hamlet course I’m taking… In the upcoming week’s class there is a major focus on Hamlet as a negative character as well as looking at the “To be or not to be” soliloquy. The best performances I’ve seen of that scene is when the actor makes it clear that […]
Seventeen years ago was a “Plan B” first Valentine’s Day weekend with my then-girlfriend, now wife. Yeah, we get sappy here sometimes. Sorry about that. But you never know when life is shooting down your first and “best” plan while better things lie in wait. For more details, I’ll forward you to this post. In […]
A few notes on the online Hamlet course I’m taking… The Argumentative Old Git had a good post on the three different versions of Hamlet. We took a closer look at the First Quarto (Q1) and despite all its deficiencies the order of its scenes resolve some issues raised in the Second Quarto and First […]
Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós Translation and introduction by Harriet de Onís Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. (Hauppauge, New York), 1960 ISBN 0-8120-0057-9 My erratic posting on Galdós’ novels resumes…hopefully I’ll have most of his English translations reviewed by the end of the year. Doña Perfecta (1876) may be one of Galdós’ most read English […]
Some out-loud musing on this week’s topic in the online course on Hamlet: melancholy and madness… For such a major component of the play (not to mention a topic that has been examined so often), I didn’t realize ‘melancholy’ was only used twice in the play. Although it was published about two decades after Hamlet […]
The Volga Rises in Europe by Curzio Malaparte Translated by David Moore Birlinn Limited: Edinburgh (1951) ISBN 0-7394-1930-7 I enjoyed Curzio Malaparte’s novel Kaputt and his recently translated writings. When I stumbled across this collection of dispatches he wrote during World War II I grabbed it without a second thought, wanting to see some examples […]
We are a couple of chapters away from finishing The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, just in time for the class the oldest boy is taking. The ladies at LitWits have posted resources pages at their site (update: Tom Sawyer booklet not consistently available) and on their Pinterest board. Be sure to check out their other book resources […]