Timework Web said on 10/28/00 10:10 AM
>I think it might be useful to think of the university today as a
>"pageant", not unlike one of those "colonial Williamsburg" re-enactments
>for the tourists. The success of the performance is not necessarily
>related to its verisimilitude -- although verisimilitude may well be one
>of the criteria at some of the better quality venues. The performers
>themselves may be professional actors or they may be amateur history buffs
>who make a hobby of dressing up in period costume.
Would the verisimilitude include resources for conducting scholarly
research?
