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To: epicure who wrote (45937)	7/20/1999 12:06:00 AM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

<<Not having Shakespeare mandatory for English majors would be a travesty. They would never be able to evaluate literature with the same competency as someone who had studied Shakespeare. The Bible is the most alluded to work in Western literature, but after that I bet comes the collected oeuvre of Shakespeare.>> Oh, no, Shakespeare AND the Bible, my two least favorites. No wonder I like modern literature--understanding dusty tomes is quite tedious without a grounding in these. Evalutating literature is not what I studied English for, though; I think that makes it all a bit dreary. But I know I am expressing a minority opinion. "What Dreams May Come" is a recent movie, as I recall, X, but what was it about? Was it good? It sounds vaguely familiar. Was it the one with Drew Barrymore and Angelica Huston? Doesn't Cinderella predate the Bard, in any case?

To: epicure who wrote (45937)	7/20/1999 12:11:00 AM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 108807

Some bookstores are now selling very good casette recordings of Shakespeare for not much more than a book price. I got several at B&N for about $16 each. I picked up on this listening to King Lear in the car. I found it not easy at first, until I got the idea of just letting it run and listening to it several times. Great for car listening. Right now I'm on the first run through of Othello, will do it a second time, then switch to Tempest, then probably back to Lear until I can buy more. I find I need to listen several times to get the sense of who's who and to get the dialogue I missed while swearing at dumb drivers. I also often listen to tapes from the Teaching Company -- do you know them? They have some excellent lecture series -- learn while you drive.