Wednesday, 14 January 2009

Midas - all that glistens is not gold...

Wikipedia has a helpful summary of the background to "Mrs Midas". Look for the section entitled 'the myth'; remember, Midas, like Herod, was both a real king and a figure from myth/legend. Duffy focuses on the fictional.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midas

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Encyclopedia Mythologica

A good reference tool for lots ot Duffy's poems:

http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/greek/

A great revision tool

http://www.southdartmoor.devon.sch.uk/english/duffypowerpoint.ppt

Take your time, think and use it to help you with several key exam skills.


FIND A SAMPLE EXAM PAPER HERE:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/eng_lit_a_trb_new.php

Use the drop down menu on the top right hand side and select "Unit 1". Scroll through to find the Struggle for Identity in Modern Literature options at the end.