tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post112543703886821500..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: William Niederkorn: Shakespeare DenierPlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-64534607304924193832011-03-16T17:58:29.147-04:002011-03-16T17:58:29.147-04:001)Who is William Niederkorn, you may ask, and why ...1)Who is William Niederkorn, you may ask, and why do I only see his byline next to articles questioning Shakespeare's authorship?<br /><br />It is a pity your post never even goes through the motions of answering this question, aside from slinging mud.<br /><br />2) claiming some huge breakthrough in exposing the "fraud" that is Shakespeare. <br /><br />Please explain where in any of his writings Mr. Neiderkorn used the term "fraud" to describe the Bard.<br /><br />3) whose only legacy of attributed writings so far consists of some pretty lame verses.<br /><br />Wrong. Do your homework before posting, please.<br /><br />4) referring to fringe books and websites<br /><br />So, your argument here is what? That being in a majority is proof of correctness? Have you ever heard of a case in which a "minority" or "fringe" opinion turned out to be correct?<br /><br />5) people foolish enough to buy the Shakespeare line are just "Stratfordians"<br /><br />You said it, not Neiderkorn, or anyone else for that matter. <br /><br />6)as if it's the city we worship!<br /><br />What does "worship" have to do with it. Are you one of those folks like David Garrick who consider Shakespeare "the God of our idolatry"?<br /><br />7) As Stephen Greenblatt has said, imagine the Times reporting on a debate between Ptolemaics and "Copernicans" when it comes to the solar system. <br /><br />Exactly my point. The sorry thing is that Professor Greenblatt has not yet realized that he's a Ptolmaic astronomer.<br /><br />8) Mind you, all these articles have appeared under the guise of objective arts reporting.<br /><br />And your post is an example of "objective"? Is that why you find it legitimate to brand those who hold a different view with outrageous and offensive comparisons to "holocaust deniers" etc.?<br /><br />9) Stephen Greenblatt's Will in the World<br /><br />Is that a book you actually recommend? If so, I give up.<br /><br />Good day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1126036111844406212005-09-06T15:48:00.000-04:002005-09-06T15:48:00.000-04:00Okay, I'm not sure what that last comment means, e...Okay, I'm not sure what that last comment means, exactly...But let me repeat my admiriation for Jacobi's (or Sir Derek's, if you prefer) performances over the years. I just don't accept the argument that actors (even great ones) are necessarily uniquely qualified to understand Shakespeare the man better than anyone else. I can understand the romance those like Jacobi--AND Orson Welles, reportedly, AND even Jeremy Irons, sadly--find in such a scenario. But their "intuition" is not enough to nullify the documentary evidence.Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1125949812804027952005-09-05T15:50:00.000-04:002005-09-05T15:50:00.000-04:00," well I do admire Derek Jacobi's performances, b...," well I do admire Derek Jacobi's performances, but has he done the research?"<BR/>I too admire Sir Jacobi's performances. Have YOU done the acting?<BR/><BR/>Richard SmileyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1125613731604048912005-09-01T18:28:00.000-04:002005-09-01T18:28:00.000-04:00I applaud The Playgoer's serious-minded and relati...I applaud The Playgoer's serious-minded and relatively restrained commentary, which I might not have had the patience to write. Isn't the idea that practically everyone has been wrong about Shakespeare for centuries, and that someone else wrote his works through some subterfuge, the sort of needlessly complex theory that's disposed of by Occam's razor? If I want to entertain the notion that it was really the Earl of Oxford, I'll simply read, or remember the NYTW production of, Amy Freed's <I>Beard of Avon</I>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1125607367820257132005-09-01T16:42:00.000-04:002005-09-01T16:42:00.000-04:00Who's nephew is he, indeed?Who's nephew <I>is</I> he, indeed?Kevin Ashworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03939686975662114724noreply@blogger.com