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Hello, guys! I wanted to share with you (late, as always) what I was thinking of when creating this blog.  Literature has been a recurrent element in my life since the moment I was born; The blessing (and let's be honest, sometimes the curse) of being born in family full of bookworms. It wasn't until recently, however, when I started to formaly analyze several aspects of my beloved novels in the written form. And let me tell you, I'm loving it as much as I'm struggling with it. Not only because as a no-native English speaker, putting things into words can be really meassy, but also because I have so many things in mind sometimes, it's hard to pour all that in a single paper. The thing is, I wanted to create an open space in which all visitors could share their thoughts about our all-favorite pieces, analyzing aspects that might have not been considered before. I strongly believe in the power of Literature, in the way in which reading can inmerse us in many diffe

Beowulf - All Monsters Are Human

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If the idea of this blog is analyzing some aspects of the many literature classics (but aren't non-classics just as interesting sometimes?) out there, I think that starting off with one of the firstly created seems like a good idea. Let's get into the Anglo-Saxon world, then, and try to enjoy a nice story being told by a probably already-drunk (not going to lie, just like us) English bard. Just shout happily when the crowd shouts and stay silent when the crowd stays silent. Just in case... you brought a sword, right? Beowulf is considered by many literariarns as one of the most important masterpieces of the history of the English literature. It was anonymously created during the Anglo-Saxon period in Britain. The epic poem, originally spread orally, portrays the culture of the Anglo-Saxon peoples, putting an emphasis on their love for war and honor. The outstanding hero of the poem is Beowulf, a Scandinavian fighter in the search of glory, who, throughout the plot, mak