Comments on: Don't Wait — 5 Classics to Read Now http://iandanielstewart.com/2007/07/20/dont-wait-%e2%80%94-5-classics-to-read-now/ That's me. This is my blog. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:13:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Marianne Sturman, Tolstoy's War and Peace (Cliffs Notes) http://iandanielstewart.com/2007/07/20/dont-wait-%e2%80%94-5-classics-to-read-now/#comment-634 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:11:31 +0000 http://upperfortstewart.com/2007/07/20/dont-wait-%e2%80%94-5-classics-to-read-now/#comment-634 [...] Upper Fort Stewart » Don’t Wait — 5 Classics to Read Now [...]

]]> By: Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina (Oprah's Book Club) http://iandanielstewart.com/2007/07/20/dont-wait-%e2%80%94-5-classics-to-read-now/#comment-633 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:06:24 +0000 http://upperfortstewart.com/2007/07/20/dont-wait-%e2%80%94-5-classics-to-read-now/#comment-633 [...] Upper Fort Stewart » Don’t Wait — 5 Classics to Read Now [...]

]]> By: Ian Stewart http://iandanielstewart.com/2007/07/20/dont-wait-%e2%80%94-5-classics-to-read-now/#comment-632 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:51:39 +0000 http://upperfortstewart.com/2007/07/20/dont-wait-%e2%80%94-5-classics-to-read-now/#comment-632 I think I’m adding Beowulf to my Christmas list. I’ve been picking up and putting down Heaney’s translation for a few years now. Thanks, for the reminder Luke.

And welcome to Upper Fort Stewart.

]]> By: Luke http://iandanielstewart.com/2007/07/20/dont-wait-%e2%80%94-5-classics-to-read-now/#comment-631 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:15:18 +0000 http://upperfortstewart.com/2007/07/20/dont-wait-%e2%80%94-5-classics-to-read-now/#comment-631 I think most people read Moby Dick too early. I found it easy to read and a brilliant story.
Right now I am working my way through the Seamus Heaney Beowulf translation, and I can’t recomend it enough.

]]> By: retro http://iandanielstewart.com/2007/07/20/dont-wait-%e2%80%94-5-classics-to-read-now/#comment-630 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:35:00 +0000 http://upperfortstewart.com/2007/07/20/dont-wait-%e2%80%94-5-classics-to-read-now/#comment-630 I just love the classics!

]]> By: Ian Stewart http://iandanielstewart.com/2007/07/20/dont-wait-%e2%80%94-5-classics-to-read-now/#comment-629 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:01:57 +0000 http://upperfortstewart.com/2007/07/20/dont-wait-%e2%80%94-5-classics-to-read-now/#comment-629 I actually had a chance to study Genesis (and the rest of the OT) semi-seriously two years ago. That and reading the Book of J (and reading N.T. Wright’s thoughts on the NT which influenced my reading of the OT I guess) really opened up Genesis for me. It’s fable, it’s truth, it’s simple and incredibly rich. The way Genesis is written is the way life should be spoken.

OK, now I’m showing my true nerd colors. Anyway, I can definitely say it’s one of my favorite things to read.

Oh, plus, favorite Gospels. Luke.

]]> By: johno http://iandanielstewart.com/2007/07/20/dont-wait-%e2%80%94-5-classics-to-read-now/#comment-628 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:51:30 +0000 http://upperfortstewart.com/2007/07/20/dont-wait-%e2%80%94-5-classics-to-read-now/#comment-628 I always do this…

And of course Gogol’s Dead Souls and Dostoevsky’s The Idiot.

]]> By: johno http://iandanielstewart.com/2007/07/20/dont-wait-%e2%80%94-5-classics-to-read-now/#comment-627 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:48:04 +0000 http://upperfortstewart.com/2007/07/20/dont-wait-%e2%80%94-5-classics-to-read-now/#comment-627 How did I miss this post first time around?
Anyway, I’d add these to the list:

Crime and Punishment–Dostoevsky;
War and Peace–Tolstoy;
The Makioka Sisters–Junichiro Tanizaki;
The Persian Expedition–Xenophon

Re the Bible: I”d recommend a few books of both the Old and New Testament, but you couldn’t expect anyone to take anything useful away from the book of “Chronicles” or “Kings”–some of the dullest stuff ever written. I’d recommend the first few chapters of Genesis; one of the little books like Ruth, one of the Gospels (my preference is John’s); and if you’re into SF then, Revelations.

]]> By: Ian Stewart http://iandanielstewart.com/2007/07/20/dont-wait-%e2%80%94-5-classics-to-read-now/#comment-626 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:49:21 +0000 http://upperfortstewart.com/2007/07/20/dont-wait-%e2%80%94-5-classics-to-read-now/#comment-626 That’s great, Maestro! Make sure you check out Annie’s post, too (and her blog in general — I’m a subscriber).

]]> By: annie http://iandanielstewart.com/2007/07/20/dont-wait-%e2%80%94-5-classics-to-read-now/#comment-625 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:51:25 +0000 http://upperfortstewart.com/2007/07/20/dont-wait-%e2%80%94-5-classics-to-read-now/#comment-625 War and Peace is so wonderful… I blogged about it recently here:
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Anthony Briggs

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