tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post8221515058775172345..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): "Good wine needs no bush."Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-72788032644626275422017-12-19T01:12:24.053-06:002017-12-19T01:12:24.053-06:00I think I've mentioned this before, but the bi...I think I've mentioned this before, but the big problem with Shakespeare couldn't have written the plays because he wasn't an English major is that there have been millions of English majors since he died (more than 50,000 per year in the US) and no new Shakespeares. Also, De Vere died in 1604. According to Shapiro's book, Shakespeare (Stratford man) began putting on the later plays indoors at Blackfriars six years after De Vere died using effects that couldn't have been done outdoors at the Globe. Contested Will 246-251<br /><br />https://shakespeareoxfordfellowship.org/ten-eyewitnesses/<br /><br />This is just silly - nine people neglected to gush that they had met the author of the plays because they knew he hadn't written them implies that everyone in England knew who had really written the plays but, that De Vere was the real author was such common knowledge, that no one bothered to write it down.<br /><br /><br />http://shake-speares-bible.com/<br /><br />When independent scholars David Kathman, Tom Veal and Terry Ross looked at the evidence, they pointed out a good deal that Stritmatter's dissertation committee had apparently failed to notice. For starers, the conclusion that the underlining matched biblical allusions in Shakespeare was unwarranted since, "only about 10 percent of Shakespeare's Biblical allusions are marked in the Bible, and only about 20 percent of the verses marked in the Bible are alluded to in Shakespeare. ...Doubts had already been raised after Alan Nelson, the lading expert on Oxford's handwriting, examined the marginalia and concluded that the "hand is simply not the same hand that wrote [Oxford's] letters." Contested Will, pages 214-215<br /><br />http://www.shakespeare-oxford.com/oxford-theory-still-a-long-way-from-winning-mainstream-acceptance/<br /><br />This site pretty much drives a spike through the De Vere theory - "Other written works by Edward de Vere have also aided his undoing as a possible authorship candidate for Shakespeare’s works. In a computer analysis trying to determine how close various claimed potential authors are to Shakespearean style of writing have dealt quite a blow to this group of theorists. An examination of Shakespeare’s works using a computer revealed strong patterns in word use, or non-use among the works. Comparison of Oxford’s word use to these works indicated that Edward de Vere was not even close to being the author of Shakespeare’s works. Oxford’s skill was also found to be four grades below Shakespeare’s writing grade, and other scholars have pointed out the inferiority of Oxford’s works in comparison to Shakespeare’s masterpieces."<br /><br /><br />http://oberonshakespearestudygroup.blogspot.com/<br /><br />It's late, so I didn't look into this one - it appears to be a group of interested amateurs suffering from confirmation bias. Shakespeare was active in the London Theater scene for 25 years, was by far the best selling author of his day and is known to have collaborated with numerous other playwrights. The idea that it wouldn't have come out that he was an illiterate hack from the sticks fronting for the noble De Vere is risible. <br /><br />You might want to look into the Jesus never existed theory if you're really interested in conspiracy theories. It's a lot more believable than Shakespeare didn't write Shakespeare.Bubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367554651401120819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-86989980730877965432017-12-14T17:06:48.710-06:002017-12-14T17:06:48.710-06:00The amount of pine resin, herbs, and other adulter...The amount of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome_and_wine#Wine_styles" rel="nofollow">pine resin, herbs, and other adulterants</a> ancient peoples put in wine is kind of distressing. nolanddahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708768497461983779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-1522128346702474222017-12-14T16:21:30.638-06:002017-12-14T16:21:30.638-06:00https://shakespeareoxfordfellowship.org/ten-eyewit...https://shakespeareoxfordfellowship.org/ten-eyewitnesses/<br /><br />http://shake-speares-bible.com/<br /><br />http://www.shakespeare-oxford.com/oxford-theory-still-a-long-way-from-winning-mainstream-acceptance/<br /><br />http://oberonshakespearestudygroup.blogspot.com/Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-77168583336015486882017-12-14T14:44:53.647-06:002017-12-14T14:44:53.647-06:00me too, but....
http://92yondemand.org/james-shapi...me too, but....<br />http://92yondemand.org/james-shapiro-on-shakespeareBubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367554651401120819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-5719051127351065142017-12-12T22:11:07.566-06:002017-12-12T22:11:07.566-06:00As a long time reader, just wanted to say that you...As a long time reader, just wanted to say that your efforts are truly appreciated. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-8001980427200520552017-12-12T12:31:16.623-06:002017-12-12T12:31:16.623-06:00also this:
https://underthejenfluence.beer/word-of...also this:<br />https://underthejenfluence.beer/word-of-the-week/2016/7/12/ale-polesnottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05098668405236870717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-85030204947724935572017-12-12T12:07:21.753-06:002017-12-12T12:07:21.753-06:00i think the bush might refer to something entirely...i think the bush might refer to something entirely different.<br />in austria, inns serving new wine (from that year's harvest) mark the fact that it has arrived by putting a bush on a stick outside the inn.<br />(example see https://austria-forum.org/attach/Wissenssammlungen/ABC_zur_Volkskunde_%C3%96sterreichs/Buschenschank/Buschenschank_gr.jpg ). the name for these inns is Buschenschank (bush-inn). the custom is documented from at least 1281 a.d.<br />the bush may therefor be considered advertisement for (new) wine...<br />snottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05098668405236870717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-65993251632652573362017-12-12T11:26:58.911-06:002017-12-12T11:26:58.911-06:00I was a bit too quick to delete a comment from an ...I was a bit too quick to delete a comment from an anonymous person who said "A good blogger need not delete comments." That is totally incorrect. Bad bloggers don't delete the spam and trash talk and inane irrelevancies that clutter up comment threads. Good bloggers curate the comments to enhance the experience for subsequent readers. The comments on this blog have been extensively curated for ten years and that policy will continue.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-35698775045181118652017-12-12T10:45:19.004-06:002017-12-12T10:45:19.004-06:00When I see attributions like that, I reflexly read...When I see attributions like that, I reflexly read them as "author, publication" not speaker. <br /><br />To cite the speaker, I think it would need to be constructed in the form of "Winston Churchill, in Manchester, The Last Lion."Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-36236305849273715092017-12-12T09:54:51.216-06:002017-12-12T09:54:51.216-06:00I'm curious to your thoughts on the attributio...I'm curious to your thoughts on the attribution of the first quote to Shakespeare. It's not a criticism, rather something I’ve observed in many places. It seems to me that, while it may be true that Shakespeare wrote the words, would it not be more accurate to attribute them to Rosalind, as they were of her character and not necessarily the opinion of the author himself? It's probably a pedantic point, however, Shakespeare wrote many characters, some quite reprehensible, and seems incorrect to attribute the thoughts and motivations of character to their author. Apologies for the long question.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532177146693099043noreply@blogger.com