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You wrote:
>>>To say that
this recurrent thematic concern has nothing to do with
the life or times of the writer is as irresponsible as to
argue that they reflect the writers life in any transparent
way. <<This "recurrent" theme (which only comes up in a very small
percentage of the relationships invented by the bard),
has been a favorite of authors since the very beginnings
of literature, as near as we can tell. It continued as a
favorite to the ancient Greek tragedians, the Roman
comics, throughout the literature of the middle ages
and medieval times, and into the Renaissance. It appeared
in the Neo-Classicists, and in Moliere, and in the English
"Comedy of Manners" and "Comedy of Morals." It persisted
in the nineteenth century realists, and, of course, is
still a "recurrant" theme in the twentieth century. So,
what facinating perceptions can one gain by noting that
it had something to do with the "life or times" of the
author, William Shakespeare?1.) I would ask who made the statement you alluded to?
Or, have you merely constructed a straw man, to delight
to shooting it down?2.) I would ask what it has to do with the author's
original statement, which was, of course, poppycock.-Bruce
Posted by Bruce Spielbauer on April 10, 1997 at 14:32:40
In Reply to "Why shut down anything that might be interesting?" posted by Cloten on April 10, 1997 at 08:54:28
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