Probably helped WS to have Victor Hugo as a translator. Mike
On Thu, Aug 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM Mary Collins <[email protected]> wrote: > He is also observing one of the rules of Classical Tragedy, so beloved > of the French, which is to tell not show, especially concerning anything > violent. Former French major, moi, learned at UT that the French generally > abhorred Shakespeare until the Romantic period. Maggie, am I speaking la > vérité? The idea of Macbeth brandishing that bloody knife or the terrible > torture of Gloucester in Lear was considered barbaric. (And mixing clowns > and the tragic was simply incomprehensible.) > > They have relaxed about it and embrace M. Shakespeare now. > > Marie > > Mary Collins > 646-554-3076 > [email protected] > > > On Thu, Aug 7, 2025 at 7:51 AM Mike Godwin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My favorite instance: >> >> "I killed the slave that was a-hanging thee." >> "'Tis true, my lord, he did." >> >> Love to all, >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM David Sharpe <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> [image: theater device.jpeg] >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Winedale-l mailing list -- [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Winedale-l mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >
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