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The Eagle of the Ninth

The Eagle of the Ninth. 49782002 YenYuLin. The author. Rosemary Sutcliff (1920-1992) Born in West Clandon , Surrey, England C ontracted Still's Disease Genre: historical fiction, children’s literature

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The Eagle of the Ninth

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  1. The Eagle of the Ninth 49782002 YenYuLin

  2. The author • Rosemary Sutcliff (1920-1992) • Born in West Clandon, Surrey, England • Contracted Still's Disease • Genre: historical fiction, children’s literature • Quality and depth also appeals to adults: "for children of all ages from eight to eighty-eight". • Was appointed an Officer of the order of British Empire for services to Children’s literature (1975)

  3. Eagle of the Ninth • The Eagle of the Ninth (1954) • The Silver Branch (1957) • Frontier Wolf (1980) • The Lantern Bearers (1959) Carnegie Medal • Sword at Sunset (1963) • Dawn Wind (1961) • Sword Song (1997) • The Shield Ring (1956) • Three Legions (1980)

  4. Children’s novel • Chronicles of Robin Hood (1950) • The Queen Elizabeth Story (1950) • A Saxon Settler (People of the Past series) (1965) • Tristan and Iseult (1971) (runner-up, The Boston Globe-Horn Book Award)

  5. The Eagle of the Ninth • Setting: Roman Britain, 2nd A.D. • Summary: • Discharged because of a battle wound, a Roman officer Marcus Flavius Aquila tries to discover the truth about the disappearance of his father's legion in Scotland. Disguised as a Greek oculist and travelling with his freed ex-slave, Esca, Marcus finds that a demoralised and mutinous Ninth Legion was annihilated by a great rising of the northern tribes. In part, this disgrace was redeemed through a heroic last stand by a small remnant (including Marcus's father) around the legion's eagle standard. Marcus's hope of seeing the lost legion re-established is dashed, but he is able to bring back the bronze eagle so that it can no longer serve as a symbol of Roman defeat — and thus will no longer be a danger to the frontier's security. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=annQot_tMkU

  6. Difficulties • Roman names vs. English names • Latin terms • Mood of the character • Dialogue • Target readers: children or adults • Black Humour

  7. The reason why I choose this text… • Classics • Children’s Literature • Military life • Honour & Self-identity

  8. Thank you very much.

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