Re: History Major

Having taken 5 years of German, I can read Old English also.  They're quite similar.

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From: james singer <jsinger@igc.org>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Wed, 24 Dec 2003 16:32:44 -0500

>Had a professor once who said "Far from English literature beginning 
>with Shakespeare, it ended with Chaucer." The more I read medieval 
>English lit, the more I became convinced she was right.
>
>
>
>On Wednesday, December 24, 2003, at 03:47 PM, James R. Fisher wrote:
>
>> David Franzman wrote:
>>>
>>> Ah, but the study of Anglo Saxon, now we're talking about a door 
>>> opener!
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> It did open my door :-).
>> Zem: How does Anglo Saxon relate to Old English, .i.e., can
>> you read Beowulf in the original ?
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>> Hi Zem, love your state.
>>>
>>> DF
>>>
>>> Zemuly@aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well a History major makes for great trivia (and perspective) but 
>>>> isn't
>>>> so hot vocationally.
>>>> That's exactly how I feel about having taken Anglo Saxon! <LOL>
>>>> zem
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> -jrf
>> -- 
>> Jim Fisher
>> Vienna, Virginia USA
>> 38.9 N 77.2 W
>> USDA Zone 7
>> Max. 105 F [40 C], Min. 5 F [-15 C]
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>Island Jim
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