Want to know what the future has in store for richardflynn.net? Then come and look at the βeta version of the site I’ve been developing. Come and poke around, trying things out, and please, send feedback! I don’t yet know when the new site will be launched definitively, but it’ll be over the course of the next few months. (Written 15th April 2008)

Archive for March 2007

An open letter to Quentin Tarantino

In which I point out to Quentin Tarantino how Hamlet—one of the most beloved Shakespeare plays—would be very suitable for his next film. I’m still waiting for a reply from him.

Religions of Greece and Rome: Myths and Hierarchies

What did the Greeks and Romans think they were doing when they told stories about the gods, and put them into hierarchies?
If there is a function to these myths, why are they all so different?
Where do myths come from? Who starts them? Who tells them? Does it matter?
Did myths evolve? Or […]

Medieval French: Short Courtly Narratives

“To what extent can we describe medieval French courtly narratives as realistic?” [Due Wednesday 7.iii.2007 Complete!]