Re: I am Franny!!! / We love Bill
Camille Scaysbrook (verona_beach@geocities.com)
Fri, 17 Jul 1998 16:52:18 +1000
> just to clear things up...I was not trying to imply that the reason why
> Shakespeare is still so relevant is because of the mystery that surrounds
him,
> I am just saying that it never hurts...case in point: Mr. J.D. himself.
>
> A little bit of mystery never hurt anyone..
Oh no, not at all ... although I would argue that a) we wouldn't care about
either person if not for their work (hence the analogy I made to
Christopher Marlowe) and b) I don't think the cult of Shakespeare's enigma
is quite as intrinsic as is Salinger's. And true, we are the ones who keep
such people's memories alive - but would we bother if they hadn't produced
such quality work as they? That said, I don't think Shakespeare even knew
he was a genius, which is one of the things I like best about him. There's
nothing worse than a capital G Genius.
Camille
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positive plot development'