The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 14.0330  Thursday, 20 February 2003

[1]     From:   Pat Dolan <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
        Date:   Wednesday, 19 Feb 2003 09:46:43 -0500
        Subj:   Re: SHK 14.0315 Re: Music Man--Shakespeare Bust

[2]     From:   Miranda Johnson-Haddad <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
        Date:   Wednesday, 19 Feb 2003 14:10:35 EST
        Subj:   Re: SHK 14.0315 Re: Music Man--Shakespeare Bust


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From:           Pat Dolan <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date:           Wednesday, 19 Feb 2003 09:46:43 -0500
Subject: 14.0315 Re: Music Man--Shakespeare Bust
Comment:        Re: SHK 14.0315 Re: Music Man--Shakespeare Bust

Dear Stuart Manger,

Why yes, Richard Burt has written a book about pop culture
appropriations of Shakespeare. I've read it and it's pretty interesting.
(I don't know much about the contemporary cultural studies discourse
that it seems to be a part of, but on the whole it is amusing and
instructive.)

As for tedious? I don't know how other people feel about it, but I find
it more tedious than some threads, less than others. (It's less tedious
TO ME than slagging Julie Taymor, or trying to make Shakespeare into an
anti-anti-Semite before the letter. It's more tedious than a good
argument/discussion about how to read particular passage in any play.)
It's a broad group. I think anyone who is willing to take the time to
contribute should be praised, or at least tolerated.

With respect,
Pat Dolan

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From:           Miranda Johnson-Haddad <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date:           Wednesday, 19 Feb 2003 14:10:35 EST
Subject: 14.0315 Re: Music Man--Shakespeare Bust
Comment:        Re: SHK 14.0315 Re: Music Man--Shakespeare Bust

As someone who takes a lively and intellectual interest in the many
manifestations of Shakespeare in popular culture, I am always deeply
grateful for Richard Burt's contributions to this list.  For those who
feel otherwise, there's a wonderful little feature on your email called
the Delete option.  I use it frequently to avoid reading posts that I do
not, for various reasons, care to read.  It is simple and convenient,
though using it does then preclude me from the fun of sending back an
unnecessarily critical post in response.

Miranda Johnson-Haddad

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