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This page last updated on: Thursday, May 1, 2008 8:20 AM
It is +3 C with a high forecast of +14 C. Sunrise 6:10 Sunset 20:47 Hours of daylight: 14:37
The coffee tastes good. We had a very light rain overnight.
The first task this morning will be to make a few notes for "Paradise Lost". I then want to begin the travel book, "City of Djinns" by Dalrymple.
| Learning Category | Planned Activities for Today | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Literature | Begin morning with a Rumi reading | |
| Literature | Make notes for "Paradise Lost" | 1 hr |
| Literature | Begin reading "City of Djinns" by William Dalrymple | 2 hr |
This is deservedly an English classic.
Even with the unfamiliar sentence structure, the story simply flows. I was immediately overwhelmed with the description of the original battle between God and Satan. Milton had an amazing vision of the scale of such a conflict. The remainder of the story continued at the same pace and level of description. This is an impressive work of literature.
I was surprised at what a difference the actual printing of the book made. I had a small pocketbook version of the poem which had fairly small print and then I had the recently purchased reprint of the original with the large Dore prints. I really felt I was reading a very special book, and I was.
Tags: poetry, England, Paradise Lost, Milton
I have now read the first third of "City of Djinns". I recall Steve mentioning that the Dalrymple books were fascinating. Once again, I am embarrassed by my ignorance of recent history - in this case The Partition (of India and Pakistan). I was aware that it happened but was not aware of the chaos and terror that accompanied it. I am already movated to buy a couple more books by the same author.
While taking my evening walk I suddenly had the thought that a neat project would be to see if I could figure out how to use the Dreamweaver features for creating a web page that utilizes a data base. Then I could try putting my book databases online. That would be really neat if I then scanned the covers.
I also saw 2 Solitary Sandpipers walking along the shoreline of Nicholas Sheran park while on my walk. This is a reminder to begin birding for 2008.
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