2009 Reviews
If you have finished a really old classic (or a modern retelling) between November 2009 and February 2010 and reviewed it on a blog, leave a link to it in the comments below. Please mention the title and author as well. These links may be included in periodic “round-ups” on the site.
Happy reading!
Really Old Classics Challenge 
I have briefly posted on Sophocles Oedipus Rex, will post on the other Theban plays as I complete them but this is at least a start, link as follows:
http://thegenteelarsenal.blogspot.com/2009/11/oedipus-primal-crime-for-really-old.html
Thanks and happy reading!
I have just read the 14th centery poem; Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.I have posted a short review on my blog.
I reviewed a Medieval French song-story, Aucassin and Nicolette: http://reviews.rebeccareid.com/aucassin-and-nicolette-by-an-out-of-the-box-medieval-author/
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I have just finished two more books. Here is a link to my blog. http://theviewfromsarisworld.blogspot.com/
Now on to a modern retelling of Dante’s Inferno
I reviewed two books:
Arabian Nights trans. Husain Haddawy
“Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” trans. Simon Armitage
I recently reviewed Petronius’ raunchy satire The Satyricon, maybe the oldest surviving novel (~63-65 AD), over here: http://caravanaderecuerdos.blogspot.com/2009/12/satyricon.html
Finished my first one! My review of Medea, by Euripides is here: http://age30books.blogspot.com/2009/12/medea.html
I finished The Epic of Gilgamesh I liked the story but not the translation. Willing to give it another go though
http://readinginthenorth.blogspot.com/2009/12/book-review-epic-of-gilgamesh.html
I finished the forth and final book, Dante’s Comedy and To Hell and back a modern readers guide. http://theviewfromsarisworld.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-finally-finished-dantes-comedy-fourth.html
What a great challenge. Thanks so much for hosting this!
I just did a review of The Tales of Ish-early 10th century Japanese literature-great challenge
I’ve reviewed my third book, The Travels of Ibn Battutah ed. by Tim Mackintosh-Smith!
Hi all, here is my first review for this challenge, The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
http://almost-insider.blogspot.com/2010/01/prince-by-niccolo-machiavelli.html
Just posting the link to my completed review of the Theban Plays .
http://thegenteelarsenal.blogspot.com/2010/01/theban-plays.html
Happy new year everyone!
Hi Rebecca! I finished another book, an ancient Norse epic called Volsungasaga. Here’s the link: http://age30books.blogspot.com/2010/01/i-read-it-volsungasaga.html
Here’s my review of the Decameron:
http://leabhran.blogspot.com/2010/01/decameron-giovanni-boccaccio.html
Here’s my review of Medea (from a few weeks ago): http://reviews.rebeccareid.com/medea-by-euripides/
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Here’s my extra credit review of The Palace of Illusions:
http://leabhran.blogspot.com/2010/02/palace-of-illusions-chitra-banerjee.html
My other reviews:
The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon*
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Moses, Man of the Mountain by Zora Neale Hurston
Here is my review for
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Not much of a review, but I did mention the work I read last month on my blog. Poetics
I already submitted my first two. My 3rd is here: http://age30books.blogspot.com/2010/02/golden-ass-or-my-first-dnf-of-2010.html but it is a DNF.