Tagged With: Literature
From Real Life to Fiction : the example of GoT
Game of Thrones did not only came out of a writer’s imagination. It is also rooted in Real History. The CHARACTERS and EVENTS that were inspired by real historical figures and events. Here is a focus on THE WAR OF THE ROSES episode ************ GoT has also had an impact on the Real World The … Continuer la lecture
Conversation with Star Trek’s Captain Kirk
Point of view of a famous sci-fi actor and writer on what the future holds for us
Is AI the Future of Man ?
CO. This very interesting transcript of a conversation (video included) with Jaron Lanier will help you understand better why AI has always fascinated Man. CE. The following article will give you arguments on issues related to Eternal Life and the Survival of the Species :
Robert Burns : the making of a national figure
University of Glasgow introduces you to the life, works and global celebrity of Robert Burns
Literary works and authors linked to utopia and dystopia
Don’t forget you can find many movie adaptations of these masterpieces ! Jonathan Swift ‘s Gulliver’s Travels Mary Shelley’s Frankestein Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World William Golding’s Lord of the Flies George Orwell and his 1984 novel Isaac Asimov Ray Bradbury Aldous Huxley
Science or Fiction ?
Top 25 sci-fi films of all times Wikipedia article on Science-Fiction genre
Poetry
« Poetry is the voice of spirit and imagination and all that is potential, as well as of the healing benevolence that used to be the privilege of the gods » Ted Hughes You don’t ‘explain’ Poetry – You cannot make mistakes when you study a poem ! Listen to the voice of the poet and analyse … Continuer la lecture
Ted Hughes’s Biography
On Wikipedia: in English : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Hughes in French : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Hughes On Poetry’s Archive: https://poetryarchive.org/poet/ted-hughes/ On the BBC: this article was written in 2009 when the BBC launched a survey to elect Britain’s favourite Poet
Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus
Background information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein Listen to the book http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20038/20038-index.html Read the book online http://www.literature.org/authors/shelley-mary/frankenstein/ http://www.gutenberg.org/files/41445/41445-h/41445-h.htm http://www.frankensteinfilms.com/
The Thought-Fox
Poem read by author THE THOUGHT-FOX I imagine this midnight moment’s forest: Something else is alive Beside the clock’s loneliness And this blank page where my fingers move. Through the window I see no star: Something more near Though deeper within darkness Is entering the loneliness: Cold, delicately as the dark snow, A fox’s … Continuer la lecture