tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post6574954479418863629..comments2023-07-07T10:56:11.083-04:00Comments on Shakespeare Geek: Shakespeare, on ImmortalityDuane Morinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-68933298782224073852011-12-14T06:24:45.683-05:002011-12-14T06:24:45.683-05:00I'm sure that Shakespeare wrote
with the hope ...I'm sure that Shakespeare wrote<br />with the hope of literary<br />immortality - why wouldn't he <br />be aiming to join his beloved<br />Ovid et al?<br /> His contemporary reputation<br />as the equal of classical<br />Roman writers (Francis Meres,<br />Parnassus plays etc ) would have suggested to him that his writing was brilliant/loved enough to<br />stand the test of time, surely.<Sean O'Sullivannoreply@blogger.com