tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post152104322627635980..comments2023-09-02T10:11:48.147-04:00Comments on Savage Reflections: Anne HathawayBerownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-71785108474253221572010-01-21T14:31:53.966-05:002010-01-21T14:31:53.966-05:00Cynthia L. H.: Yes, but long ago. As I recall, a ...Cynthia L. H.: Yes, but long ago. As I recall, a bit depressing. V. Woolf felt that if Shakespeare had had a sister, as great a genius as Will himself, she would have ended -- because of all the restrictions and prejudices she would have had to face -- by killing herself. Probably all quie true.<br /><br />P.S. Only a narrow-minded, literal, petty type such as I would take the trouble to point out that Shakespeare indeed did have a sister -- actually, more than one.<br />And one of the more fascinating pieces of staggeringly irrelevant trivia about Will S. is that he had two sisters named Joan.Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-13271528387690814862010-01-21T11:02:38.644-05:002010-01-21T11:02:38.644-05:00A very interesting bit of history. Love the quote...A very interesting bit of history. Love the quote at the end.<br />;^)<br />I just read a great little two page piece by Virginia Woolf, entitled, "What If Shakespeare Had Had a Sister?"<br />Great thought...<br />Have you read it?Cynthia L. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13626090956828108370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-11153494954897060242010-01-16T11:43:04.562-05:002010-01-16T11:43:04.562-05:00Blog Princes G: "...a time when they were les...Blog Princes G: "...a time when they were less concerned about putting people in tidy boxes."<br /><br />You're probably right. Today, whether we like it or not, we often find ourselves living in boxes -- little boxes, and they're all made out of ticky-tacky, and they're all (or nearly all) just the same. :-)Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-14117042023976337152010-01-16T11:07:31.678-05:002010-01-16T11:07:31.678-05:00Cougars back then? But of course. I'm sure the...Cougars back then? But of course. I'm sure there have always been women and men of every age interested in women and men of every age. :) I think Will was living in a time when we were less concerned about putting people in tidy boxes.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436539725605367511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-88304923744702890002010-01-15T07:30:21.469-05:002010-01-15T07:30:21.469-05:00Jeanie: "I have heard those rumors about Will...Jeanie: "I have heard those rumors about Will."<br /><br />If there's one thing that's not lacking in the scholarly field of Shakespeare Studies, it's rumors. Rumors about his sexuality, his religion (or lack of it) -- even the never-to-die rumor that he wasn't even HIM; he was somebody else. :-)Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-47903080984240742142010-01-15T07:20:24.162-05:002010-01-15T07:20:24.162-05:00lakeviewer: "Interesting and instructive.&quo...lakeviewer: "Interesting and instructive."<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words, lv.Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-17654745434494671302010-01-14T22:08:52.742-05:002010-01-14T22:08:52.742-05:00I have heard those rumors about Will. I'll be ...I have heard those rumors about Will. I'll be looking for you to set the record straight.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810126999695733332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-18484157666151748422010-01-14T21:27:09.620-05:002010-01-14T21:27:09.620-05:00Interesting and instructive. I didn't know poo...Interesting and instructive. I didn't know poor Will was mothered so.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-29119079874575447462010-01-14T11:11:36.433-05:002010-01-14T11:11:36.433-05:00FF: That's a fascinating subject. Will's ...FF: That's a fascinating subject. Will's sexuality -- homo, hetero, bi, whatever -- is far from an established fact, and a lot has been written on it. (Quite a bit by me too, actually. :-D)<br /><br />If it's not too boring a subject, I'd like to devote a post to it some time in the future. Thanks, FF, for your interest.Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-88599437126562965402010-01-14T10:45:39.724-05:002010-01-14T10:45:39.724-05:00One thing I discovered from one of my courses a co...One thing I discovered from one of my courses a couple of years ago is that Shakespeare was in face bi-sexual and most of his sonnets were written to a pretty young man,French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-28351155658705144412010-01-14T10:18:24.079-05:002010-01-14T10:18:24.079-05:00Willow: Good. There's a whole generation of f...Willow: Good. There's a whole generation of folks now who, when I recommend going to the library for such-and-such a book, seem honestly not to know what I'm talking about. :-)Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920306086483142224.post-23505151304135530942010-01-14T08:25:15.813-05:002010-01-14T08:25:15.813-05:00Heh-heh, love the Joyce. I just got a whole boat l...Heh-heh, love the Joyce. I just got a whole boat load of him from the library, btw.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.com