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[celticsilver]

I've just been reading a summary book on London Literature (a handy way to find out about random novels you haven't read) and had a glorious lightbulb moment about the subject of my dissertation. I now feel vaguely excited about writing an essay. Don't worry, it won't last; any optimism I currently feel will inevitably be squashed by having to

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[nerves_patterns]

You're the second person on my friends-list to mention taking a Chaucer class this semester - I'm in one myself - and my god, it blows. The discussion is great, the professor is great, the people in the class are great... but writing the papers and wading through the Middle English sucks. Good luck with your exam.

[celticsilver]

We only have two compulsory units. Next year is Shakespeare, which I'm really looking forward to, but enforced Chaucer is just cruel. I'm slowly learning to deal with most of it, but argh, Dream Poetry?! The Man of Law's Tale?! Nooooo... xx

[albiongirl]

Ahh, it depends so much on who teaches it for Chaucer I think. I loved my Chaucer module because my lecturer was so given to highlighting the smut. And there is, you'll agree, a substantial amount of smut!

The spider comment made me laugh, it's exactly how I feel when I accomplish such things.

[celticsilver]

I suspect I might just have an aversion to Chaucer in general. I had two main lecturers: one was one of those tough, edgy, scarily intelligent males, and the other was a very pleasant woman who let us discuss the 'who fancies who?' dilemmas for most of the seminars. I just feel like I should love the Canterbury Tales, but I can't bring myself to.

I think it might just be the too-long! factor. There's a reason why tend to write about short-ish poetry...