wednesday books
4 October 2023 21:52![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
landofnowhereNot too much reading lately, but I have plays to catch up on:
Cyrano de Bergerac, Edmond Rostand, translated into English by Brian Hooker. Readaloud. I had a sense of the plot of the play, but actually reading it was quite an experience -- I got to read Cyrano in Act 3, which was amazing -- I mean, I expected Feelings in the garden scene, but I did not expect getting to act like I'd fallen from the moon as a diversion tactic. I had Big Feels about it at the time but they have since subsided -- however I'm putting the original on my "Things to read in French" list.
Much Ado About Nothing, William Shakespeare. Readaloud. Breaking news -- Shakespeare is still really good! I mean, I've seen and read this play so many times, I wasn't the most excited about doing it again, but it is really worth it (and also like I've probably imprinted on it, but yes, the language is so good). I got to read Don John, which is a fun role to ham it up in.
Too Like the Lighting/Trop Semblable à l'Eclair, still reading this at a steady pace, a few chapters a week in English first, then in French. I just got to Madame's in English, curious how it will be in French.
Cyrano de Bergerac, Edmond Rostand, translated into English by Brian Hooker. Readaloud. I had a sense of the plot of the play, but actually reading it was quite an experience -- I got to read Cyrano in Act 3, which was amazing -- I mean, I expected Feelings in the garden scene, but I did not expect getting to act like I'd fallen from the moon as a diversion tactic. I had Big Feels about it at the time but they have since subsided -- however I'm putting the original on my "Things to read in French" list.
Much Ado About Nothing, William Shakespeare. Readaloud. Breaking news -- Shakespeare is still really good! I mean, I've seen and read this play so many times, I wasn't the most excited about doing it again, but it is really worth it (and also like I've probably imprinted on it, but yes, the language is so good). I got to read Don John, which is a fun role to ham it up in.
Too Like the Lighting/Trop Semblable à l'Eclair, still reading this at a steady pace, a few chapters a week in English first, then in French. I just got to Madame's in English, curious how it will be in French.