Category: History of English

by M. Bijman December 12, 2023

Discussion of media Fairytales History of English List of top books lyrics

I ‘m not falling for the clichés this year – In search of the true meaning of Christmas

Am I a Scrooge for not wanting to do the usual this year and send out packs of Christmas cardsContinue Reading

by M. Bijman December 12, 2022

Discussion of writing style History of English Readers and reading

Today I learned about “pilsa”

I was reading about J.M. Coetzee‘s latest novel called El Polaco, which he has published first in Spanish, not English,Continue Reading

by M. Bijman August 21, 2021

Backstories History of English Humor Humour

The people are revolting, are they?

Seven Circumstances investigates People in my family like to say “the people are revolting” whenever we see a riot orContinue Reading

by M. Bijman April 23, 2021

Discussion of writing style History of English Review of historical fiction Review of new book

The downfall of Cromwell – The Mirror and the Light, by Hilary Mantel (Part 4 of 4)

In the previous three posts, I looked deeper into the third and last part of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall Trilogy.Continue Reading

by M. Bijman August 29, 2020

Backstories Creative Process Discussion of lyrics History of English lyrics music

Absolutely excellent – Going Medieval on Pop Music

One of the books I’m reading now is William Shakespeare’s Get Thee…Back to the Future, by Ian Doescher, which isContinue Reading

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