{I was in class, and there was a dicussion about Baroque Literature. The teacher was discussing famous authors of the era when she came to Defoe.}
Teacher: Defoe wrote a book few people know little about anymore, but it used to be quite popular.
Student: Robinson Crusoe.
Teacher: (surprised) Very good!! It was about a family who was shipwrecked on an island, and they basically built themselves a whole big place to live. Then a few years back, Disney made a movie of the book, changing the title. They called it Swiss Family Robinson.
Student: {Puts head down to supress laughter, teacher goes right on....}
{For those of you who are going HUH?, look up Johann David Wyss.}
Monday, February 26, 2007
I Baroque Out in Laughter....
overheard by offshelf at 4:10 PM
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Was this teacher actually serious?
oh yes, dearie. oh yes.
fyi
Johann David Wyss was born in Bern in 1743. He is the author of The Swiss Robinson, one of the most popular adaptation of Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. Johann David Wyss used to read Defoe's story to his children, but unlike Robinson Crusoe, Wyss' shipwreck involves a whole family. This gives the father an opportunity to teach his children some values about life and civilization.
The Swiss Robinson was published by Johann Rudolph, Wyss' son, in 1812.
it makes me so mad when teachers say stupid stuff. my english teacher actually said that anne frank published her own diary after she grew up.
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