Arni wrote:
> S never concocted a plot of his own, much like Brecht, but his very
political plotting was reserved for getting produced and getting royal money
for the productions. Is any of his plots for plays an original?<
I think The Tempest is, is it not? No doubt someone more scholarly than me
can put me right on this.
Best
Dave
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From: "Árni Ibsen" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 12:10 AM
Subject: Re: forrest gump!
on 12/9/02 6:58 PM, paul murphy at [log in to unmask] wrote:
the man had many words and no stories. The story wasn't the point, none of
his plays are intrinsically centred around the narrative, Shakespeare could
have made an epic out of the story of the love of two rats.
Hi, Paul,
S never concocted a plot of his own, much like Brecht, but his very
political plotting was reserved for getting produced and getting royal money
for the productions. Is any of his plots for plays an original?
Best
Árni
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