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Article #5220Re: Proof that 'Shakespeare' was Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford
From: Nathan Sanders
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:15
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:15
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In article <09d70b56-62be-415b-9586-b54764bcf425@u9g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>, "bobgrumman@nut-n-but.net" <bobgrumman@nut-n-but.net> wrote: > > 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. I'm no drama snob, so you might consider these to be off-the-wall suggestions, but what about Edward Albee, Christopher Durang, Neil Simon, David Mamet, George Kaufman, Thornton Wilder, Tony Kushner, Lorraine Hansberry, or Woody Allen? Nathan -- Nathan Sanders Linguistics Program Williams College http://wso.williams.edu/~nsanders/
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