I have created several hand written compilers for very simple languages but now I want to try my hand at developing a dynamic language, similar to a simplified Python or Ruby.  However, it was easy for me to wrap my head around how compilers work.  Primitive compilers just translate.  But I can't do this if the language is dynamic.  I have to write an interpreter or VM that keeps track of information at runtime and puts a lot more work on me.

In short, are there any resources I should check out considering I know how compilers work but want to migrate to creating an interpreter?  There are a few VMs out there for dynamic languages, but I have no problem with rolling my own.  This is all just for my personal experience.

EDIT: I am seeking information on how to go from a compiler to an interpreter.  If I have already made a compiler for language X but now what to write an interpreter, what needs to be done and are there any resources that go over the process?

I do not want broad or abstract resources that go over how compilers or virtual machines work.  I have plenty of textbooks on the subject.  All of the resources I found online either assume you have 0 experience and thus start you off with lexical or syntactic analysis or they are extremely abstract.  I have a working compiler, but I now want to turn this into an interpreter and add dynamic features to the language.

I could not find resources on this process, it may be too limited in scope, or resources on the "back end" of an interpreter without being too theoretical which is why I posted here.


Question: What are all of the quotes in the OP of Eden of the East from?
Answer: This blogpost has a transcript of all of the text from the opening. Not all of them are famous quotes.


  "I saw you in Heaven
  and heard of your glory
  You saved our world from the fallen angels
  I saw Messiah standing
  Standing before me with no words
  Nothing but "Hope"
  When we lost dread, a Demon was laughing 
  But now you are showing us wonder
  Giving your love
  With awe, down on my knees again
  I've got to know you're the one
  The only one reveals the world" 


This is repeated multiple times throughout the OP and seems to be part of the song 東のエデン挿入歌「Reveal The World」


  "The abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power." 


As you've noted, it's Brutus from Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare.


  "Mail
  Own date
  Media tool
  Appli
  Camera
  Phone book
  Iseg
  Music
  Service
  Setting
  You've got mail
  Calling
  Talking" 


These seem to be options (partially obscured) of the phone.


  "Let me walk with you when I'm lost in the wild
  I know you always lead me to another Eden
  Let me bless your name, O Lord, O Lord
  Your words will never fade away
  Since we believe you're the light on earth
  Reveals the world" 


Also from the "Reveal the world" song lyrics.

The rest seems to be proper names and instances from the show itself, like "noblesse oblige", and "Juiz", and "Selecao system
12 persons selected in Japan". So the only real quote I guess is from the Julius Caesar play.