Marlowe is fun to read. I love Shakespeare, also fun to read but not as pulpy, which I say as praise. So, in the summer of 2011 I read the remaining 18 of the 36 plays by Shakespeare I had not studied, read or seen. As my guide was Harold Bloom's Invention of the Human, reading his essay after each play. But after this immersion I had to read Marlowe because Bloom is incessant about the agon twixt the two. Plus, once you get adept at that language I wanted more. Tamburlaine was my favorite, but I also read the Jew of Malta & Dr. Faustus. I remember thinking that Shylock was more intentionally antisemetic than Barabas. I think Bloom even agreed. I remember breezing through the plays, surprisingly refreshing after the Shakespeare summer, which included reading the Henriad in order. Very funny writer. Thanks for the memory jog.
Hello Timothy! You are as erudite as always. Wow! The Henriad, my hat is off to you. I've been putting them off, but I'm running out of tragedies. I know what you mean about getting into the groove with understanding Shakespeare's English, it takes a little time for me, and it depends on the edition I have, but after a short while I find it not too difficult to read. As a lover of literature, I feel it is essential to read Shakespeare. I feel it makes the world a richer place to live once you've spent some time considering Othello and Coriolanus. Thanks for writing, I'm always happy to read your comments!
@@grantlovesbooks I went for the Folio editions because they synopsize the scene in addition to footnotes for the language. I'd studied Henry 4 & 5, & Rich-3 but once I was in the immersion mind-frame I repeated those. Reading them in order was really worth it. H-8 is okay, but you can't follow R-3. Start with Richard II, the incompetent king through H-6 and brutal warfare, Richard III the sociopath king, makes so much sense. War formed him. At the time I had a 20 minute subway commute perfect time to read a scene or two. I remember audibly gasping when when I fist read I BANISH ROME, Coriolanus such an amazing play. Unlike the Henriad I had no idea what that play was about and could not put it down. I missed my stop! (kidding).
I agree - your "devastating good looks" did make it difficult for me to concentrate on your commentary, but I heard enough to very much want to read this book about Barabbas. Would you be willing to send it to me please? if I send you "The Black Tulip" by Alexandre Dumas 🙏🏼
Hello Donnyetta, I would recommend trying to see a performance of it. Sometimes reading a play can be difficult to imagine. It is very easy to find at Project Gutenberg, here is a link; www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20288
Marlowe is fun to read. I love Shakespeare, also fun to read but not as pulpy, which I say as praise. So, in the summer of 2011 I read the remaining 18 of the 36 plays by Shakespeare I had not studied, read or seen. As my guide was Harold Bloom's Invention of the Human, reading his essay after each play. But after this immersion I had to read Marlowe because Bloom is incessant about the agon twixt the two. Plus, once you get adept at that language I wanted more. Tamburlaine was my favorite, but I also read the Jew of Malta & Dr. Faustus. I remember thinking that Shylock was more intentionally antisemetic than Barabas. I think Bloom even agreed. I remember breezing through the plays, surprisingly refreshing after the Shakespeare summer, which included reading the Henriad in order. Very funny writer. Thanks for the memory jog.
Hello Timothy! You are as erudite as always. Wow! The Henriad, my hat is off to you. I've been putting them off, but I'm running out of tragedies.
I know what you mean about getting into the groove with understanding Shakespeare's English, it takes a little time for me, and it depends on the edition I have, but after a short while I find it not too difficult to read.
As a lover of literature, I feel it is essential to read Shakespeare. I feel it makes the world a richer place to live once you've spent some time considering Othello and Coriolanus.
Thanks for writing, I'm always happy to read your comments!
@@grantlovesbooks I went for the Folio editions because they synopsize the scene in addition to footnotes for the language. I'd studied Henry 4 & 5, & Rich-3 but once I was in the immersion mind-frame I repeated those. Reading them in order was really worth it. H-8 is okay, but you can't follow R-3. Start with Richard II, the incompetent king through H-6 and brutal warfare, Richard III the sociopath king, makes so much sense. War formed him. At the time I had a 20 minute subway commute perfect time to read a scene or two. I remember audibly gasping when when I fist read I BANISH ROME, Coriolanus such an amazing play. Unlike the Henriad I had no idea what that play was about and could not put it down. I missed my stop! (kidding).
I think you've just turned a drama into a comic satire 😄👌
(but it must have been a lot of work!)
Thanks Cristina!
Watched twice. Ah, to have money but never fall in love with it. Therein lies the rub. Thanks for your content.
Thanks Deb!
Excellent.
Thanks.
I agree - your "devastating good looks" did make it difficult for me to concentrate on your commentary, but I heard enough to very much want to read this book about Barabbas. Would you be willing to send it to me please? if I send you "The Black Tulip" by Alexandre Dumas 🙏🏼
Hello Donnyetta, I would recommend trying to see a performance of it. Sometimes reading a play can be difficult to imagine. It is very easy to find at Project Gutenberg, here is a link;
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20288
@@grantlovesbooks Super, thank you very much 🙂