Sunday 01 January 2006
How can you tell the writer is American?
As enthralling as the events of his life undoubtedly were, is there anything new to say?
Michael Saler, reviewing Dane Kennedy's biography of Richard Burton ( The Highly Civilized Man [Harvard, 2005]) in the Times Literary Supplement (9 December 2005) p. 16
Friday 30 December 2005
Find the grammatical error
Johnny Depp, whom women friends tell me is the handsomest man on the screen today, does Rochester a service in this messy film biography by embodying the quality which insinuates itself into literary discussion of him -- his palpable physical attraction.
Peter Porter, reviewing The Libertine in the Times Literary Supplement (9 December 2005) p. 16
Contributed by Andrew Dalby. Posted at 13:32
Edited on: Friday 30 December 2005 13:33
Categories: Use of language
Edited on: Friday 30 December 2005 13:33
Categories: Use of language