L’œuvre de Shakespeare, écrite par une femme? Entretien avec Aurore Evain
Aurore Évain, à qui l’on doit la résurgence du mot «autrice», montre avec brio qu’une, voire des contemporaines de #Shakespeare, #MarySidney en tête, pourraient bien avoir écrit les oeuvres attribuées à cet acteur traficoteur. En un temps où les femmes ne pouvaient signer un écrit inédit sans être honnies.
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Looks like the first person to suggest Shakespeare was the pseudonym of Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, was Francis Meres—in 1598. George Puttenham mentioned in 1589 rumors that de Vere wrote plays covertly.
Article has some interesting side observations such as de Vere being a "crossdresser", and that Oxfordians include several justices of the US Supreme Court. [Although the latter might militate against the theory, considering their recent rulings.]
Teaching can be a tough, joyless job sometimes, but on other days you get a Yr 8 student who reimagines Much Ado by having Disney-style talking cows for characters and calling it "Much A-Moo About Nothing" and you literally cry with laughter #MuchAMoo#Cows#Shakespeare#Education#Teaching#EduGlow@edutooters
A new documentary, "Grand Theft Hamlet," is filmed within Grand Theft Auto Online, and tells the story of the first staged production of a Shakespeare play in a multiplayer online video game. "The doc is an impressive piece of machinima, a niche but increasingly utilized method of filmmaking that exclusively utilizes in-game graphics to create a cinematic experience," writes Allegra Frank for Daily Beast. Here's the full story (may be paywalled).
Though in Shakespeare, Cordelia dies before her father King Lear, in the original British legend she outlives him and becomes Britain's ruler. Cordelia is a warrior queen, leading armies. Sadly, she is overthrown by her two nephews, who resent being ruled by a woman.
Why don't we teach Shakespeare using modern translations? Isn't the opaque, archaic language a barrier to understanding/enjoyment?
Is it that we think the old language is NOT a barrier?
Or we think there's a benefit in having students learn old English?
Or we don't believe that modern translations will capture Shakespeare's beauty?
Memory Muses for Mar 8: "Brave" The Star-Spangled Banner, The Rodney King riots, and Lou Reed.
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wherein I manage to finish Avon, the Shakespeare adventure game; I let slip the chihuahuas of war, practice my porcupine toss, and discover that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are not dead
Since my last Mastodon update, I've made a couple progress reports on Avon, the Shakespeare based adventure game. I'd like to say I'm closing in on the end but I'm far off in terms of points, and I just discovered a Brave New World suggesting another chunk of content--