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"The Aeneid" by Virgil
It’s been about nine or ten years since I first read Virgil’s “Aeneid” and there’s a strange reason behind why I even read it in the first place. I found it in a beautiful copy at a bookstore. It was clothbound and patterned. The reason I actually picked it up was because I was watching a strange cartoon on the internet the previous day that was all to do with romans, I can’t remember exactly what it was but when I opened “The Aeneid”, the cartoons reminded me of the ones from the video - just drawn a billion times better. My first reading experience of “The Aeneid” was actually really strange because I remember trying to bullet point exactly what was happening all the way through the book and yet, I didn’t really understand what happened at the end because it didn’t really end at all. This book really ended up changing my opinion on the possibilities for poetry. It was a whole new poem with a great amount of drama. It was an epic in every sense of the word and I loved it so much that I ended up reading it every year since. I studied it for my undergraduate dissertation and I even got some people in to it online as well. It’s a brilliant poem with some great characters and history.
Annie KapurPublished 4 years ago in GeeksJuly 4th: A Celebration of American Literature
American Independence Day is a great day, even though I am not American and nor do I live in America, I like to see how our friends across the Atlantic are celebrating this auspicious occasion. Filled with fireworks, party foods, gatherings of friends and family, this is set to be incredible day complete with unforgettable memories and happiness all around. American Independence Day is obviously the day where America celebrate being free of their overlords in Britain and became their own country, their own power and their own land. I think it’s a brilliant day to celebrate the works of fiction and nonfiction that came out of America due to its rapidly changing scene. From the late 1700s to the present, the USA has undergone so many changes in their artistic movements and so many social reforms that it is difficult to really count where one ends and another begins. I would like to celebrate alongside our friends across the Atlantic by offering a book set in every state of the USA. From the Southern Gothic to the Jazz Age, from the Harlem Renaissance to the 80s Transgressive Era and from Civil War Literature to the Post-Modern Destruction of the American Dream. American Literature has so much to offer us in terms of characters like the loveable George and Lennie from Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” or the regrets of characters like Thomas Sutpen from Faulkner’s “Absalom, Absalom!”, the terrifying prospect felt by John Unger in Fitzgerald’s “Diamond as Big as the Ritz” and even the innocence of one of the most beloved character from any American Literature Work ever, little Scout Finch of Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird”. From fiction to nonfiction, poetry and back again, American Literature is endless in its surprises and innovation…
Annie KapurPublished 4 years ago in Geeks- Top Story - July 2020
How Joining a Book Club During Quarantine Helped Me Become a Better Person
I've always been an avid reader. In fact, with the books currently in my parents' storage and my bookshelves, we could probably create a small library.
Kristi JacobsenPublished 4 years ago in Geeks 15 Nigerian Celebrities Who Died Before The Age Of 40
Beloved celebrities who went too soon. Death is never an easy one to digest. It is very hard to accept, very hard to believe, and very hard to let go of.
Jide OkonjoPublished 4 years ago in GeeksReading in a Pandemic
So, we are all well aware by now that the world is not doing too well. Things aren’t great to say the least. We are living in an anxiety fuelled time, which doesn’t make creativity or concentrating particularly easy. Lots of people have been expressing their struggles with reading over the past few weeks, and I really relate. Studying English Literature as my degree means I couldn’t afford to stop reading completely, so I have had to come up with strategies to keep myself absorbing the words. Today, I want to share some of these tips in the hopes that maybe it will help a few people get reading again!
Brooke Le BretonPublished 4 years ago in GeeksReason Why People Watch Movies
Movies have been around for a long time. It started with just black and white with no sound. Then, finally, the sound came followed by color. Nowadays, movies rely on a lot of special effects making them very realistic. Movies have changed but people still watch them regardless of the reason. Speaking of reason, what would be the reasons why people watch movies.
The disappearance of Agatha Christie
A few years ago, an author named Gillian Flynn wrote a book titled Gone Girl. It was eventually turned into a motion picture focusing on an unhappily married couple that disliked each other. The wife intentionally dropped out of site in an effort to frame her husband for murdering her. I am not sure where Flynn got the idea, but I am sure it’s based on the life of Agatha Christie, the most famous novelist in history.
Marc HooverPublished 4 years ago in GeeksThe grave robbers who stole Charlie Chaplin's corpse
Charlie Chaplin is one of history’s most prolific comedians. The man known as the “Little Tramp” gained international fame through his comedy skits. As a child he lived a difficult life. His father was an alcoholic who didn’t support his family either financially or emotionally. Chaplin’s mother dealt with mental issues and was in and out of care for her issues. As a result, Chaplin never experienced any stability during his childhood. He spent his childhood suffering in poverty and living between homes.
Marc HooverPublished 4 years ago in GeeksClassic Movie Review: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show was remarkably ahead of its time. This bizarre burlesque of science fiction and monster movie tropes, by way of the musical, anticipates an entire subculture of sexuality and entertainment. Screenwriter Richard O’Brien was a genius and an outsider whose unique vision was perhaps too far ahead of its time in 1975 when the film was released to modest acclaim.
Sean PatrickPublished 4 years ago in GeeksAnime I Will be Watching in Summer 2020
Fire Force Season 2 I very much enjoyed the first season of the show, and have been looking forward to seeing the second season. This is a world that I enjoyed watching, and the characters were all unique and interesting, especially when they were interacting with each other. While the story seems simple enough, there is enough intrigue to carry me through. Plus it has a unique visual style that I really enjoyed. I hope this would be a continuation of a similar standard, and I look forward to what David Productions gives us. The show is going to be streaming on Crunchyroll.
A TV Episode from the Eighties Reveals the True Test of Character
In the early 1980s, a cop drama debuted that was unlike any other as this one had two women as the lead detectives. Starring Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly, Cagney and Lacey tackled controversial subjects and didn't shy away from topics that could make viewers uncomfortable. It had a special knack for episodes that challenged belief systems. This was never more visible than in the second episode of the sixth season of the series.
Rachel CarringtonPublished 4 years ago in GeeksReview of ‘Greythorne’ (Bloodleaf #2)
Synopsis Brimming with deliciously mysterious magic, political intrigue, and a passionate heroine who will do anything to save the ones she loves--this highly anticipated sequel to Bloodleaf, praised as "enchanting, visceral, and twisty" by Laura Sebastian, won't disappoint. Princess Aurelia's life is upended when the kingdom she thought she saved falls to ruin, a loved one is tragically killed in a shipwreck, and her home country turns against her. With no place left to call her own, Aurelia returns to Greythorne Manor--her best friend's family mansion--only to find that Greythorne has sinister secrets of its own. With enemies closing in on all sides, Aurelia is caught in a mad fight to protect the only people she has left--her family. In her darkest moments, when all seems grim, will Aurelia find a spark of hope from a love she thought long lost?
Cyn's WorkshopPublished 4 years ago in Geeks