A BEGINNING

My friend, Aine, and I were talking about the "good-old days" of University when we were English Majors at The University of Akron. She had asked me if I missed the rarified air of the ivory tower (my words) and I said that I did, but that I didn't miss the student loan that I was still paying off. In other words that I was considering returning one day on a career related purpose, but not just because I missed the academics and discussions.

So the question is, how to keep our minds growing without paying for the privelege? So we both came to the conclusion that we needed a book club. Oh but what a club, because we intend not only to study a classic work, but then to branch out onto related and supporting literatures. Aine was interested in "Le Morte Darthur," but as we had been talking about some of the movie versions of Beowulf that had surfaced of late, I suggested that we start with this even older piece of literature.

So this blog is the forum where I intend to publish any interesting discussions or articles that we develop as we meet on a monthly basis. If anyone wants to add to our discussions, they are welcome to do so.

Virgil