[Week 1] Digging Through the Un-Textbook

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First of all, because I'm a nerd for all things Celtic, I'm SUPER excited for the British readings! I'll probably end up reading a lot more than one per each week when it comes to weeks 11 and 12. Right now, these sound like the most fun:

-The Maginogion: I've read Kilwich and Olwen (aka Culhwch and Olwen) already and I really enjoyed it, so I think I'd like to read the other stories. 
-Celtic Tales: I'm a sucker for mythological creatures and this sounds like it'll have quite a few of those. 
-Faerie Queene: Britomart: Honestly I haven't even looked into this one much. I'm just instantly drawn to anything with "faerie" in the title. The little girl in me lives on!

I haven't read much Japanese mythology so I'm thinking I'd like to do that in this class. I've read some easy stories in my classes (Momotaro, Kaguyahime, etc.) but I'd like to read something more "serious" sounding. So I'm thinking about these:

-Japanese Mythology: I saw the names "Izanagi" and "Izanami" and immediately wanted to read this. Mostly because I'm silly and immediately think of the game Persona 4. But hey, motivation is motivation, right?
-Japanese Fairy Tales (Lang): This sounds like a lot of fun from the description. Tanuki are the strangest looking animals so I could totally imagine them shape-shifting. 

Within the classical units, I'm interested in reading Greek mythology. I've always been impressed with people who can throw around the names "Persephone" and "Daedalus" and whatnot and have an in depth discussion about them. I want to be one of those people! Plus, they sound really cool. So I may check out:

-Greek Myths: Ovid 1, 2, and/or 3: For the reasons stated above and because I've read most of the other things listed.

I'm really excited about starting the Un-Textbook! I don't think I've ever had so much freedom in a class.