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Article #5218Re: Proof that 'Shakespeare' was Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford
From: bobgrumman
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:41
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:41
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> Of course we have heard of Oscar Wilde (an Irishman), George Bernard > Shaw (another Irishman), Eugene O'Neill (an American), Tennessee > Williams (another American), and Arthur Miller (another American). > August Wilson is unknown to me, but Tom Stoppard sounds vaguely > familiar. > > It is obvious that Americans excel in drama, Actually, America has not yet produced a first-rate (performed) playwright. WIlliams, O'Neill and Miller aren't even second-rate. > because their culture has > been cross-pollinated by so many non-English cultures. American > theatrical tradition and film were obviously vitalized by immigrants > escaping from Nazi Germany and its dominions. > > As regards good literature, there is obviously a lot of it in > civilized languages, such as German and Polish, to mention just two of > them.- Hide quoted text - I'm curious, Panu, as to (1) what authors of any kind in English you find to be first-rate, and (2) why Shakespeare is not. --Bob G.
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