This week, we read the epic poem Beowulf, analyzing it and seeing what culture it came from. This was extremely interesting, learning how old mythology combined with the new Christian faith in this story. In addition, we compared the original epic to the movie, and learned that the movie mostly kept to the poem - except for a little part about a 50-year gap in the story. Overall, I liked the poem quite a bit.
On the other side of class, my group and I have been working on a proposal for our independent study project - focusing on the future, by reading books such as The Singularity is Coming.
Have you guys looked into Vernor Vinge at all? He is a retired SDSU professor who wrote a novel called Rainbow's End that was set in San Diego. Could be interesting.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the poem as well. It didn't really have a plot, and more just focused on the awesomeness of Beowulf. It really showed how the roots of the poem are from epic tales told by monks or bards.
ReplyDeleteYeah the poem was pretty awesome, considering how cool and superhuman Beowulf was. He was the original superhero!
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