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The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 19.0574 Sunday, 28 September 2008 From: Larry Weiss <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. > Date: Wednesday, 24 Sep 2008 01:29:04 -0400 Subject: 19.0564 My Name Is Will Comment: Re: SHK 19.0564 My Name Is Will >To celebrate mass, hear confession, or perform any other >priestly office in the name of the Roman Catholic church >was to affirm the authority of Rome and the illegitimacy >of Elizabeth. Campion was by statutory definition thus guilty >of treason by all accounts -- and his own affirmation. (And >yes, of course, the laws were politically motivated -- the >Pope had in effect declared war against Elizabeth by means >of the bull, and himself engaged in sedition in inciting her >people to disobey her in all things, and these laws were >designed to reaffirm her legitimacy and supremacy.) There are gaps in this syllogism. It does not follow from the Pope's assertion of authority to relieve Elizabeth's subjects from their allegiance to her (a matter of Roman canonical law) that practicing the rituals of Roman Catholicism was treason (governed by English statutory law). In fact, thousands of Englishmen and women continued to celebrate mass during ER's reign without being hanged, drawn and quartered. Supporting the Pope in his attempt to dethrone the queen was treason; serving mass was not such support and was not regarded as such (at least in practice). It was possible then, as now, to be a practicing Catholic without adhering the the Pope's political agenda. Thousands of loyal Englishmen were. Walsingham's portfolio was state security, not religious orthodoxy. His spies in Douai -- including Christopher Marlowe, a notorious atheist -- went there to protect the regime, not the church. The national treasury was probably insufficient to enforce a sweeping persecution of Catholics, even if some hotheads would have preferred a reign of terror, and the risk of civil unrest was not worth running. All this having been said, it seems to me that this thread, having only the most tenuous connection with Shakespeare, has probably exceeded its useful life. [Editor's Note: RIP --HMCook] _______________________________________________________________ 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 19.0573 Sunday, 28 September 2008 From: David McInnis <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. > Date: Wednesday, 24 Sep 2008 11:55:03 +1000 (EST) Subject: 19.0567 Original Play, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH, PART II Comment: Re: SHK 19.0567 Original Play, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH, PART II Might as well put in a good word for a friend whilst we're on this topic -- Apart from Edinburgh residents, northern hemisphere folk may not be aware that there was an earlier Macbeth sequel (written and staged a few years ago now) by Melbourne playwright David Mence, which was certainly unique: *Macbeth Rearisen*. Taking his cue from Shakespeare's line, "The time has been / That, when the brains were out, the man would die," Mence resurrected zombie-Macbeth in a shlock-horror comedy that fused iambic pentameter with pop culture's infatuation with zombie flicks. (An unlikely combination, but it was actually quite clever). From memory, the undead-lord and his wife tried to wrest the kingdom back from Malcolm. The play received good reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2006 (see the "about" section on the theatre company's website, www.whitewhaletheatre.com, for more info). I know Mence/White Whale Theatre is keen to make contact with North American Shakespeareans especially; maybe interested parties could contact him through his website, or email him atThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ? _______________________________________________________________ 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 19.0572 Sunday, 28 September 2008 From: Christopher Baker <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. > Date: Wednesday, 24 Sep 2008 16:05:03 -0400 Subject: Prentice? I recall an exchange on this listserv not too long ago (several weeks at most) concerning the term prentice or 'prentice or apprentice, but I cannot locate it now on the search engine. Can anyone direct me to it? Thanks, Chris Baker _______________________________________________________________ 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 19.0571 Sunday, 28 September 2008 From: Hardy M. Cook <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. > Date: Sunday, September 28, 2008 Subject: Renaissance / Early Modern British List [Editor's Note: Last week, I received the message below. I immediately thought of FICINO; however, FICINO is not limited to Early Modern British Lit. Anyone who replies should also copy suggestions to Grover Furr atThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. --HMCook] From: Grover Furr <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. > Date: Thursday, 25 Sep 2008 09:25:05 -0400 Subject: Best Renaissance / Early Modern British mailing list? Dear Prof. Cook: What's the best academic email list for Renaissance British Lit generally? It seems that SHAKSPER is for Shakespeare alone. There's a great one for the Middle Ages, called "Chaucer". It's for Middle English Lit generally, not just Chaucer. There's got to be a good one for Renaissance lit -- say, through 1660 or so. Can you recommend one? Thanks! Sincerely, Grover Furr Montclair State University Montclair NJ 07043 _______________________________________________________________ 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 19.0570 Sunday, 28 September 2008 From: Michael Friedman <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. > Date: Tuesday, 23 Sep 2008 16:46:32 -0400 Subject: Bottom's Dream I've been asked by a colleague whether the play A Midsummer Night's Dream has ever been equated with the dream from which Bottom awakens in 4.1 of the play, the one that he intends to have Peter Quince turn into a ballet. I was pretty sure that I had heard this argument before, but a search of "Bottom's Dream" in the World Shakespeare Bibliography did not allow me to identify any sources that discuss this idea. Can anyone point me toward a previous treatment of this notion? Michael D. Friedman University of ScrantonThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. _______________________________________________________________ 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.