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The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 17.1068 Thursday, 30 November 2006 From: John Briggs <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. > Date: Wednesday, 29 Nov 2006 13:55:29 -0000 Subject: 17.1062 Shakespeare's Birthday Comment: Re: SHK 17.1062 Shakespeare's Birthday Joseph Egert wrote: >E.I.Fripp may have been another Schoenbaum source. In an archived >NOTES AND QUERIES (1921) piece, Fripp describes St. Mark's Day as >"one of the unlucky days of the Calendar known as Black Crosses, when >a few years previously, crosses and altars were draped and a special >litany was said."--one of the risks being a fairy kidnapper. Yes, sorry - the author of the note I cited in SHK 17.1059 ("Among the Shakespeare Archives: the birth of William Shakespeare", Notes and Queries, No. 154 (12th series, vol. 8), 26 March 1921, pages 241-242.) was not, of course, Robert Whatley (I misread the contents list) and was indeed most likely to be Edgar I. Fripp, the usual author of the series, although he is not named in the contents list, and I can't see page 242 to check! John Briggs _______________________________________________________________ S H A K S P E R: The Global Shakespeare Discussion List Hardy M. Cook,This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The S H A K S P E R Web Site <http://www.shaksper.net> DISCLAIMER: Although SHAKSPER is a moderated discussion list, the opinions expressed on it are the sole property of the poster, and the editor assumes no responsibility for them.
The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 17.1067 Thursday, 30 November 2006 From: Jeremy Ehrlich <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. > Date: Thursday, 30 Nov 2006 10:08:08 -0500 Subject: 17.1058 New Shakespeare Search Engine Launches Comment: Subject: SHK 17.1058 New Shakespeare Search Engine Launches Just to clarify: The Folger Shakespeare Library E-News item that Philip Weller mentions announcing the launch of the "Clusty" search engine was simply meant as an announcement to our readers that the site had been launched. The Folger was not involved in the creation of the site, nor are we involved in its hosting or upkeep. Sorry for any confusion! -Jeremy _______________________________________________________________ S H A K S P E R: The Global Shakespeare Discussion List Hardy M. Cook,This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The S H A K S P E R Web Site <http://www.shaksper.net> DISCLAIMER: Although SHAKSPER is a moderated discussion list, the opinions expressed on it are the sole property of the poster, and the editor assumes no responsibility for them.
The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 17.1066 Thursday, 30 November 2006 From: Sean B. Palmer <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. > Date: Wednesday, 29 Nov 2006 17:16:27 +0000 Subject: 17.1061 Licensing and Public Domain Comment: Re: SHK 17.1061 Licensing and Public Domain Michael Best wrote: >There are, however, some arguments in favour of making scholarly texts >available in the public domain, and we will certainly be discussing these >alternatives as the site matures further. I understand the inherent tension between the effort in preparing the works on the one hand and making them available to the public domain on the other. You might want to consider one of the funding sources buying works into the public domain. Jimmy Wales announced the possibility of one just last month: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Copyright_wishlist http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2006-October/045481.html I'm not sure how this would interact with the ISE being a non-profit organisation, but I'd assume and hope that if one were to bill only for the time and expertise of the editors it would come within the non-profit realm. Note also that the digital scans of the quartos, first folio, and sonnets are already in the public domain in the United States, as far as I understand the following: "Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp., 36 F.Supp.2d 191 (S.D.N.Y. 1999), was a decision by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, which ruled that exact photographic copies of public domain images could not be protected by copyright because the copies lack originality" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeman_Art_Library_Ltd._v._Corel_Corporation At any rate, as I mentioned in my previous message, even were the ISE original spelling works to be released to the public domain, I think it's both polite and good academic practice for people to clearly reference where they found them; especially given the amount and quality of the work that's obviously gone into them. Doing so would also avoid dissuading others from making similar items of historic value public domain works in the future, of course, so there are knock-on ramifications to such politeness. Kindest regards, Sean B. Palmer http://inamidst.com/sbp/ _______________________________________________________________ S H A K S P E R: The Global Shakespeare Discussion List Hardy M. Cook,This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The S H A K S P E R Web Site <http://www.shaksper.net> DISCLAIMER: Although SHAKSPER is a moderated discussion list, the opinions expressed on it are the sole property of the poster, and the editor assumes no responsibility for them.
The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 17.1065 Thursday, 30 November 2006 From: Louis Swilley <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. > Date: Wednesday, 29 Nov 2006 16:40:21 -0600 Subject: Hamlet - yet once more An old friend and I were today discussing "Hamlet" for the umpteenth time. One of the points introduced made me aware for the first time (shame!) of the three repetitions of the idea of one dying unshriven. The Ghost protests that he was so served by Claudius; later, Hamlet backs off from killing Claudius because he prefers to catch him in an unshriven state, "kicking his heels at heaven"; this is followed his ugly treatment of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern whom he sends to their death "no shriving time allowed." (It would appear that Hamlet's conduct in these last two events is expressly against the logical extension of the Ghost's restraining remark to Hamlet about Gertrude, "Leave her to heaven.") Then what is to be made of Hamlet's calm attitude on his return to Elsinore - after the butchering of R. and G., (about which, by the way, Horatio is horrified.) Then the whole play shows Hamlet trying to bring Claudius to justice for the murder of his father, yet it is not that issue, but Claudius' successful plot against the prince's life that destroys him. This is in the public order. I suppose we may say that, by this means, Claudius' crime is one against the state, rather than the object of personal revenge. It would be seriously irresponsible of a prince to act out of personal revenge rather than for correction of the public order. Comments? L. Swilley _______________________________________________________________ S H A K S P E R: The Global Shakespeare Discussion List Hardy M. Cook,This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The S H A K S P E R Web Site <http://www.shaksper.net> DISCLAIMER: Although SHAKSPER is a moderated discussion list, the opinions expressed on it are the sole property of the poster, and the editor assumes no responsibility for them.
The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 17.1064 Thursday, 30 November 2006 From: Stuart Hampton-Reeves <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. > Date: Thursday, 30 Nov 2006 00:45:01 +0000 Subject: Guardians of the Theatre Museum With apologies for cross-posting, I copy below an email from Ian Herbert of the Society for Theatre Research, which is campaigning to save the Theatre Museum in Covent Garden. There is more information about the closure and the campaign at www.theatremuseumguardians.org.uk. I am sure that this will be of interest to many SHAKSPERians. Stuart Hampton-Reeves (from Ian Herbert) Our website is now up and running at www.theatremuseumguardians.org.uk -please visit. Then tell your students, your friends, your relatives, your flower arranging group - anybody - to visit too. See below for details, but there's even more on the site. The Guardians are officially supported by SCUDD - now we need that confirmed by your participation. Thanks Ian Herbert Society for Theatre Research The Guardians of the Theatre Museum need your help. Who are they? Well, this is what we said in today's Press Release: Leading lights of the theatre world have sent an uncompromising message to Government and museum authorities: The Theatre Museum must not be destroyed. Sir Alan Ayckbourn, Simon Callow, Dame Judi Dench, Sir Peter Hall, Sir David Hare, Sir Derek Jacobi, Sir Eddie Kulukundis, Sir Cameron Mackintosh, Lord Rix and Sir Donald Sinden and many others, with the support of major representative theatre organisations, have formed the Guardians of the Theatre Museum. Their aim is to prevent the museum's Covent Garden site being closed and the Collection being absorbed by the Victoria and Albert Museum. What do they want? * Short Term: to ask the Victoria and Albert Museum to withdraw its notice of closure on the Theatre Museum's Russell Street site, in order that alternative proposals for its future may be coolly examined. * Medium Term: To look for better ways of managing the Theatre Museum and supporting its funding. * Long Term: To investigate broader possibilities for properly housing what the V&A describe as 'the largest collections in the world for the UK's performing arts'. The Russell Street site is due to close to the public on 7 January 2007, which leaves very little time to put pressure on the V&A to rescind their decision. If it does close, the public will not have access to its exhibits for at least two and probably five years. Further, the huge potential of the site as a cultural focus in Olympic Year 2012 will have been thrown away. The Guardians plan to enroll as many members of the theatre professions and the theatregoing public as possible, as quickly as possible. Membership is of course free - all that is needed is enough voices. The aim is to have 100,000 Guardians by Christmas Said a Guardians spokesperson, 'Our supporting organisations already account for tens of thousands of people. If we can mobilise the theatregoing public, this target can be reached very easily. The V & A, and their masters the DCMS, have suggested that no one cares about the Theatre Museum. We care about it passionately, and we can prove that we are not alone.' Sir Derek Jacobi added, 'I deplore the closure of the Russell Street premises as an act of cultural vandalism.' Act Now: join us at www.theatremuseumguardians.org.uk - and tell everyone! The Guardians are convened by the Save London's Theatres Campaign and the Society for Theatre Research. They are supported by The Actors' Centre, The Association of British Theatre Technicians, The Association of Lighting Designers, The Association of Personal Managers, BECTU, The British Music Hall Society, The British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild, The Critics' Circle, Equity, The International Association of Theatre Critics, The International Federation for Theatre Research, The International Society of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts, The Irving Society, The Mander and Mitchenson Theatre Collection, The Musicians' Union, The National Campaign for the Arts, The Noel Coward Foundation, The Noel Coward Society, The Puppet Centre Trust, St Paul's Covent Garden (The Actors' Church), The Society of British Theatre Designers, The Stage Management Association, The Standing Committee of University Drama Departments and The Theatres Trust. Principal Lecturer in English and Drama University of Central Lancashire www.britishshakespeare.ws www.uclan.ac.uk/shakespeare _______________________________________________________________ S H A K S P E R: The Global Shakespeare Discussion List Hardy M. Cook,This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The S H A K S P E R Web Site <http://www.shaksper.net> DISCLAIMER: Although SHAKSPER is a moderated discussion list, the opinions expressed on it are the sole property of the poster, and the editor assumes no responsibility for them.