Wumester- Shakespeare's birthday
"What do we miss with Shakespeare's England?"
This question stuck out to me the most from our guest speaker at Shakespeare's birthday event. Shakespearean plays are so often played and replayed that we often forget that there were other brilliant playwrites that were pushed back from dealing with SP's aggressive presence. Because of this, woman's roles were largely marginalized and faced an archival absence until recently.
I've learned of three women writers, each of which is unique in their situations and abilities. Aemilia Lanyer who's writing focused on "proto feminist" writing, Margaret Cavendish a Civil War writer, and Hester Pulter who's work is still being translated.
Because Shakespeare has such pull on society as being a "classic" author I believe many schools focus on his writings and claim they cover that time period rather than look for other authors of the time. It's great that we get to experience Shakespeare so much but I want to learn about the other writers, especially women.
Overall the talk was highly enjoyable and I have added Aemilia and Margaret's work to my need to read pile.
This question stuck out to me the most from our guest speaker at Shakespeare's birthday event. Shakespearean plays are so often played and replayed that we often forget that there were other brilliant playwrites that were pushed back from dealing with SP's aggressive presence. Because of this, woman's roles were largely marginalized and faced an archival absence until recently.
I've learned of three women writers, each of which is unique in their situations and abilities. Aemilia Lanyer who's writing focused on "proto feminist" writing, Margaret Cavendish a Civil War writer, and Hester Pulter who's work is still being translated.
Because Shakespeare has such pull on society as being a "classic" author I believe many schools focus on his writings and claim they cover that time period rather than look for other authors of the time. It's great that we get to experience Shakespeare so much but I want to learn about the other writers, especially women.
Overall the talk was highly enjoyable and I have added Aemilia and Margaret's work to my need to read pile.
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