Right! I finally have a bit of free time on my hands. I've finished four exams, and I only have one left to go, set for the 24th of May, 14:30. Renaissance Literature. It seems from past papers a potentially trickly little nut, but I have some time now to try and crack that sucker. Meanwhile, since my Shakespeare post (and first exam), I have written on cause and effect in short stories, bungalows, Orpheus, Browning, universities, and Elizabeth Bishop, as well as pantomimes, peasant poets, and Walter Scott. Mixed bag, but kind of fun anyway, in only a slightly masochistic way. I have been watching some Gilmore Girls (awesome program, partially in love with Lorelai (sp?) and Rory, although my gf combines most of the best elements of both with a pleasant Scottish brogue to boot) and was thinking about all the books I am going to buy after exams. I have the following:

Henry V Shakespeare
Archipelagic English Kerrigan
Revenge Tragedy Kerrigan
A nice copy of the complete Works? In fairness, although I sneered at this idea when I came back to uni this year, and went for individual copies, it is more portable if you want to deal with multiple texts at a time. And who doesn't want to do that, right?
Porterhouse Blues Tom Sharpe
The Masters C. P. Snow. These last two are just indulgences. Actually they are all indulgences. Whatever.

As I said, four exams are down, and I have decided to put some predictions up. I realise this could come back to haunt me, but it's kind of a left over from all those times my Mum forced me to do it at A-Level and GCSE, and it gives me something to think about. So here's what I reckon:

Shakespeare: 70 71 (Decided to boost that up a bit)
Criticism: 67
Romantics: 65
Mods II: 68

I include a photo that has been, simultaneously, a great provider of entertainment for both myself and Anna:

"The circle of human knowledge, illuminated by the pale, cold light of reason, is so infinitesimally small, the dark regions of human ignorance which lie beyond that luminous ring so immeasurably vast, that imagination is feign to step up to the borderline and send the warm, richly colored beams of her fairy lantern streaming out into the darkness ; and so, peering into the gloom, she is apt to mistake the shadowy reflections of her own figure for real beings moving in the abyss.

Sir James George FrazerThe Golden Bough

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I'm a 23 year-old student in London Cambridge London, studying English Literature Law. It's hard to really think of anything truly personal I can put here that might give you some idea of who I am, so I will just tell you that my favourite Shakespeare play is Richard II, my favourite chocolate bar is Snickers, and I have a bit of a thing for instant coffee, especially if someone else makes it for me.

I'm interested in Renaissance Literature, Higher Education policy, and libraries.
I'm completely in love with a Scottish girl.