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Article #5225Re: Proof that 'Shakespeare' was Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford
From: Panu
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:16
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:16
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On Mar 1, 3:41 pm, "bobgrum...@nut-n-but.net" <bobgrum...@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. > > > 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. Well, I like John McGahern's novel "Amongst Women", for instance, and William Butler Yeats has written some fine poetry. As regards Shakespeare's greatness, I think the burden of proof is on those who profess to believe in it. When asked why Shakespeare is so great, their answers usually boil down to the fact that they were taught so.
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