LOL, Flavia and Cosimo were just talking last night at dinner about the two different kinds of plays one can expect to see at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and they described them as "ones performed for audiences who come to see some Shakespeare" and "ones performed for audiences who come to see The Bard!" They were decidedly in the former camp, of course.
Oy. That hurts.
ReplyDeleteCan we talk about how we dismantle Bardolatry in the classroom?
ReplyDeleteHe is not the Bard any more? When did this happen? Can we call him the Dude?
ReplyDeleteNo, Otto, The Dude was Dr Crazy's ex.
ReplyDeleteExactly!
DeleteAbsolutely, Sapience! Please do!
ReplyDeleteNot among people who study him, J. Otto!
What about 20th century historians, can we call him the Bard Dude? ;-)
DeleteAs long as you're not interviewing in an English department, you can call him Shirley if you'd like. Or Beaumont.
DeleteWhat if your dissertation was on Guys and Dolls?
ReplyDeleteI don't remember G&D being written by Shakespeare... What connection am I missing?
DeleteWhoops! Not guys and dolls. That other 1950s musical with lovable gangsters. http://youtu.be/O-CSb3Xe06s
DeleteThen only if you're quoting from the show.
DeleteOK: how about "The Drab"?
ReplyDeleteDemystifying is always appropriate!
DeleteI'm guessing "Billy Shakes" would also be inappropriate in an interview.
ReplyDeleteUnless people laugh...
DeleteLOL, Flavia and Cosimo were just talking last night at dinner about the two different kinds of plays one can expect to see at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and they described them as "ones performed for audiences who come to see some Shakespeare" and "ones performed for audiences who come to see The Bard!" They were decidedly in the former camp, of course.
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