Who's your favourite author, why, and whats your favourite of their work?
Yay, first question! *clapshandsinglee* Thank you for indulging me :) But such a hard one too!
I would have to say as far as poets go, William Blake is the standout. I don't really have a good reason why. One of my favourite movies ever is Dead Man, and I think just the way his poetry and themes was worked into that gave me such a deep love of his work. And W.B. Yeats, after seeing the movie Equilibrium (also one of my favourites).
As far as novel authors go, I don't really have a standout favourite. I went through a F. Scott Fitzgerald stage recently, but I wouldn't say he was a favourite. I don't really make that much time to sit down and read, so that's probably why poetry is sticks out more when I think of favourites. I went through a Twilight phase, but I don't really classify her as a favourite or great author, she just wrote an amazing hook.
In terms of favourite works, I don't really have any firm standouts either, more just particular lines that stick with me from various works.
Oooh, Shakespeare! I can't believe I nearly forgot. I know it sounds like a cliche, but I love pretty much all his works that I know. The St Crispin's Day speech is amazing stuff, not to mention Romeo & Juliet and Titus and Hamlet...the list goes on.
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I would have to say as far as poets go, William Blake is the standout. I don't really have a good reason why. One of my favourite movies ever is Dead Man, and I think just the way his poetry and themes was worked into that gave me such a deep love of his work. And W.B. Yeats, after seeing the movie Equilibrium (also one of my favourites).
As far as novel authors go, I don't really have a standout favourite. I went through a F. Scott Fitzgerald stage recently, but I wouldn't say he was a favourite. I don't really make that much time to sit down and read, so that's probably why poetry is sticks out more when I think of favourites. I went through a Twilight phase, but I don't really classify her as a favourite or great author, she just wrote an amazing hook.
In terms of favourite works, I don't really have any firm standouts either, more just particular lines that stick with me from various works.
Oooh, Shakespeare! I can't believe I nearly forgot. I know it sounds like a cliche, but I love pretty much all his works that I know. The St Crispin's Day speech is amazing stuff, not to mention Romeo & Juliet and Titus and Hamlet...the list goes on.
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Was it you that said she'd recently watched Bright Star and bawled her eyes out? Or maybe that was someone else...but anyway, wasn't that Yeats? I'm all mixed up with the Dead Poet Society guys. LOL
ReplyDeleteYeah, that was me, it was so sad. That wa about John Keats, the Ode to a Grecian Urn guy, although I like his Bright Star poem better now. I'm such a sucker for poets. :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen Dead Poets in years but I remember loving it. Maybe I should watch it again, as would probably appreciate the poetry aspect of it even more now.