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Nov. 9th, 2010 09:18 amI would like to thank you all very much for your lengthy and thoughtful (and very interesting) repsonses to my question yesterday. And a particular shout-out to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
alteriel who took the time to link me to her LJ. I know you're really busy, so much appreciated!
Quite a few of you asked questions in return. I'd like to refer you to a wonderful website run by the Folger Library, Shakespeare and American Life. Under the Education and Inspiration tag you'll find plenty to explore, including an account of the culture wars back in the 90s when there was protest about colleges taking Shakespeare off English major courses. Also hidden away under a little tag called Going Elizabethan is a map that will tell you where all your Globe Theatre replicas are (or were). I had no idea you people were so into building them!
From the Times Ed Sup archive, here's a fairly typical account of the kind of controversy the teaching of Shakespeare in schools tends to arouse in England. When things get really hairy, Prince Charles usually wades in to the debate and offers to run a summer school or two. Too bad that he only found out about ten years ago that boys used to play women on the Shakespeare stage! He's a prince, and that's what counts. He must know about Shakespeare!
If any of you would like to have a regular online connection to a very accessible, Stratford-based discussion of Shakespeare and his ongoing influence, I can recommend Blogging Shakespeare. It's run by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Just across Henley Street from there is the wonderful Shakespeare Bookshop, and the lovely Roxanne (who is American herself) is a regular contributor. Any Shakespeare blog that discusses Hamlet in the original Klingon can't be all bad!
Finally, here's a link to someone at the SI who is researching Shakespeare and American TV shows. I really must look her up sometime.
Thank you again. Let's keep in touch and if any of you would like to take a closer look at my work as it develops, you only have to ask. Your thoughts on the EoT/Hamlet connections are particularly valuable (and will be credited fully if I ever publish anything)!
alteriel who took the time to link me to her LJ. I know you're really busy, so much appreciated!Quite a few of you asked questions in return. I'd like to refer you to a wonderful website run by the Folger Library, Shakespeare and American Life. Under the Education and Inspiration tag you'll find plenty to explore, including an account of the culture wars back in the 90s when there was protest about colleges taking Shakespeare off English major courses. Also hidden away under a little tag called Going Elizabethan is a map that will tell you where all your Globe Theatre replicas are (or were). I had no idea you people were so into building them!
From the Times Ed Sup archive, here's a fairly typical account of the kind of controversy the teaching of Shakespeare in schools tends to arouse in England. When things get really hairy, Prince Charles usually wades in to the debate and offers to run a summer school or two. Too bad that he only found out about ten years ago that boys used to play women on the Shakespeare stage! He's a prince, and that's what counts. He must know about Shakespeare!
If any of you would like to have a regular online connection to a very accessible, Stratford-based discussion of Shakespeare and his ongoing influence, I can recommend Blogging Shakespeare. It's run by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Just across Henley Street from there is the wonderful Shakespeare Bookshop, and the lovely Roxanne (who is American herself) is a regular contributor. Any Shakespeare blog that discusses Hamlet in the original Klingon can't be all bad!
Finally, here's a link to someone at the SI who is researching Shakespeare and American TV shows. I really must look her up sometime.
Thank you again. Let's keep in touch and if any of you would like to take a closer look at my work as it develops, you only have to ask. Your thoughts on the EoT/Hamlet connections are particularly valuable (and will be credited fully if I ever publish anything)!
