%$&*#@!@#$!*&^%!!! (subtitle: stupid hardware)
Sub-subtitle should mention that “Mercury is up to his usual tricks.” But why that would affect a server and net connection is beyond me.
Server outages, then the database wouldn’t connect, and I’m too tired to deal with it. Frustrated over a number of “issues,” which, oddly enough, all relate to computers.
Other stuff:
Via infobong (dot com), to University of RTF dept, a quick survey about online writers and our protective shell.
Death before decaf?
Seems so.
Think Secret:
Unverified rumors from the apple slice, Mactel ‘books sooner than expected?
As long as the sun rises
And as long as the planets follow their proscribed orbits, and as long as that asteroid doesn’t fall out of the sky and wipe out all electrical communication? This calendar year works out to 140,000 words. Should be available in book form soon.
Myth, mystery, and a little myth-making (uncovered):
It was first passed on to me from a learned Shakespeare professor, and I just assumed it was so, but dig a little deeper?
“A ‘tradition, now often repeated as if it were fact’ has it that the Merry Wives was written at the request of Queen Elizabeth. There is not a shred of evidence in favour of this ‘tradition’, which originated in a book by John Denis published in 1702 … There is no real evidence for this claim…”
The Truth Will Out (page 117)
Cursory examination reveals that maybe it is a myth.
The scholarship is sound, or so it appears, and the facts support this simple hypothesis. Which is why Shakespeare study is so intriguing. Shakespeare scholarship is a virtual business entity itself.
The well-argued conclusion to Chapter 6?
“Above all, the tallying of these dates with Neville’s itinerary is so extraordinary that it simply cannot be coincidental, while we know of no plausible connection with anything in the life of Shakespeare of Stratford.” (page 136)
One other point, rather labored, suggests that Neville was much like the character Falstaff. Originally, Falstaff’s name was Oldcastle, and that’s play with words, New Ville, Old Castle, as a Ville could also refer to a castle.
Part of the way through the book, all I can say, it’s a compelling case for authorship. Despite its evidence, though, it’s still speculation. But the case has been carefully vetted and verified. I wonder if this book is creating a stir over yonder?
That Cancer from Lubbock, TX made note of the book. Alas, he didn’t link to book itself, which, as of now, is only available through the UK.
The book is previously mentioned here, here, and first noted here.
Like I usually do, I’m going at this backwards. The book posits a thesis that that Henry Neville wrote all the “Shakespeare of Stratford” plays, and since Mr. Neville was an up and coming politician, as well as a knight of the shire, he had to be careful and not associate with them low-life theater folks. Like writers and their unseemly ilk, you know, musicians and such.
The first part of the problem is that this is all circumstantial evidence. Pretty conclusive, like, in a trial by peers, but not legal. A good lawyer, which Mr. Neville was, could poke big holes in the case. However, there’s significant time-line, side-by-side, and the authors are building a strong case for Neville as Shakespeare’s real muse.
The career of Neville follows an arc, and the time for the writing of the plays is accounted for, even connections between the two. It’s far more compelling than either Bacon or de Vere. Circumstantial, but compelling.
cherchez l’eau de poisson:
Or the essence of fish?
You know what’s ruined the coke market? Typical dialogue:
“What do you want to drink?”
“Coke.”
“Pepsi okay?”
But a Pepsi is a coke. Dammit.
