Teachers and professors turn to books for more than just teaching. They like to read, too!
“My favorite book is definitely “The Iliad,” for a couple of different reasons,” said Dr. Linda Coleman, associate professor of English at the University of Maryland at College Park.
“One is that I was very lucky when I read it at a young age and I found two different translations. It inspired me to learn Greek so that I could read the original. That got me into linguistics. The other reason has to do with the context. It?s really a story about people in a variety of relationships, and everyone is trying to deal with a very difficult situation that they?re in,” she said.
Dr. Christopher Cain, assistant professor of English at Towson University, divulged his favorite book: “?Beowulf.? It?s an epic poem that is so different from anything from recent centuries. ?Beowulf,? [written around 1100 AD], tells us about theculture and history of groups that?s
definitely way back in the midst of time. It?s unlike any modern piece of literature that you would read. To me, that?s interesting.”
Although he doesn?t have a specific novel that he prefers over others, Professor Gary Wood of Towson University said, “I teach American literature, so I have a fondness for reading both the classic American literature and very modern things. I think that literature is an important part of what we experience.”
Tina Zou is a senior at Centennial High School. She is an intern for The Examiner.
