I was going to ignore this question, but there's been such a lack of
decent curmudgeonship thus far, amid all the eloquence and good humor,
that I feel compelled to speak up.
The only time I ever find the authorship question interesting is when
critics like Ken Gross or Jim Nohrnberg write on it. The rest of the
time it's just a distraction. Life is short, and there are so many
really fascinating critical ideas to pursue in reading Shakespeare. I
really and truly wish this one would just go away. It's not taboo, but
it sure is tedious!
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