The pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer want to pay their respect to Saint Thomas Becket, who was killed on the order of king Henry II, by visiting his tomb. “Whoever best acquits himself, and tells/ The most amusing and instructive tale, / Shall have a dinner, paid for by us all” are … Continue reading Our own pilgrimage
Anglo-Saxon Slang
The epic poem Beowulf is arguably one of the most important works of English Literature. Written in Old English by an unknown author, the original manuscript is approximately over 1.000 years old. The language of Beowulf is not comparable to any other text, and I began searching for reasons why the language appeared to be … Continue reading Anglo-Saxon Slang
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood once said: ''When I wrote the Handmaid's Tale, nothing went into it that had not happened in real life, somewhere in some time.''Finishing her dystopian novel, I can now officially confirm her statement. The Handmaid's Tale is set in the Republic of Gilead, in which the protagonist Offred is one of the Handmaids, … Continue reading The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
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