literature

weirdwriter , 1 year ago

I updated this post where I list a bunch of books that will encompass my personality. The gyst is getting to know me through these books. They all reveal an aspect of my personality. I am going to add to this list in the future Books to understand me. https://blindjournalist.wordpress.com/2022/11/26/books-to-understand-me/ @literature

azforeman , 1 year ago

More #Shakespeare in Early Modern pronunciation

"Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears"

Antony speaks to the crowd from Julius Caesar, read in early 17th century pronunciation by yours truly

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azforeman , 1 year ago

Here's a reading of Keats' "Ode to a Nightingale" in a reconstruction of early 19th century London pronunciation.

The historical mid-vowels are still undiphthongized. Rhoticity has been lost. The BATH vowel is in full swing, the PRICE and MOUTH diphthongs do not have their modern-sounding onsets yet. Unaccented final <-ing> is [ɪn], and some historical weak forms of words like "my" survive.

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elessar , 1 year ago German

The silmarillion narrated by Andy Serkis has been released. #lotr #silmarillion #tolkien @literature

hybridhavoc , 1 year ago

Same experience.

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