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To John McWhorter's suggestion that we should start performing Shakespeare's plays in translation, D. H. Lawrence has the best answer.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
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I would get riled up about this if I thought anything would result from McWorter's article except for some people thinking, "Too bad for John McWhorter that he doesn't enjoy Shakespeare's plays."
As far as I can tell, the popularity of Shakespearean theatre has been waxing over the last decade or so. I'm far more worried about classical music finding an audience.