I was told a secret today
“You’re the first person i’ve shared this with… but… because Old English poetry is alliterative there is a high chance, when looking up words in the dictionary for a given line, that they will all be on the same page.”
I feel special. Now another twenty-something people know this about Old English poetry. I am thrilled to be a hub of the information age.
This from the same person who told me last week that the Woody Allen line in Annie Hall about not signing up for a course that requires you reading Beowulf is true.
I met with my advisor this afternoon after some time well spent (but unfruitful) in the Rare Books Room. The first section of my dissertation is due in ONE WEEK. Gulp. Ok… no gulp… I’m sick and my throat hurts.



Hrm… I already knew the alliterative poetry thing (though I’d never heard it specified to Old English poetry), but I don’t know the Woody Allan reference… I hate Woody Allan movies.