On 11/22/21 7:59 PM, Margaret wrote:
On Monday, 22 November 2021 at 23:14:35 UTC, john.w....@gmail.com wrote:
On 11/22/21 3:28 AM, Margaret wrote:
On Sunday, 21 November 2021 at 17:12:42 UTC, flm...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 1:20:29 PM UTC-4, gggg gggg wrote:
https://thedispatch.com/p/why-we-need-shakespeare-and-beethoven.
A right-winger attempting to portray William Shakespeare as their ally in their culture wars? Sure. Everybody always does. Even Hitler staged Shakespeare.
Defining your enemy as the enemy of Shakespeare is a cheap trick. No one who loves Shakespeare will fall for it.
Once he started quoting Ayn Rand, I quit.
Letter from Ayn Rand to Monroe Shakespeare, manufacturer of fishing tackle, Oct 10th 1943
"...look at how your name is working. This is a greater magic than William Shakespeare ever worked. (I never cared much for him anyway. From now on my first Shakespeare is Monroe.)"
There are times when I wish I had Dante’s talent. This is one of them.
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John W. Kennedy
Algernon Burbage, Lord Roderick, Father Martin, Bishop Baldwin,
King Pellinore, Captain Bailey, Merlin -- A Kingdom for a Stage!
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John W. Kennedy
Algernon Burbage, Lord Roderick, Father Martin, Bishop Baldwin,
King Pellinore, Captain Bailey, Merlin -- A Kingdom for a Stage!
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